The Enlightenment : the pursuit of happiness, 1680-1790 / Ritchie Robertson.

A magisterial history that recasts the Enlightenment as a period not solely consumed with rationale and reason, but rather as a pursuit of practical means to achieve greater human happiness. One of the formative periods of European and world history, the Enlightenment is the fountainhead of modern s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Robertson, Ritchie (Author)
Language:English
French
German
Italian
Language of the Original:
French
German
Italian
Language and/or Writing System:
Includes quotations in French, German, or Italian, most with English translation.
Published: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021]
Edition:First U.S. edition.
Subjects:
Enlightenment.
Intellectual life > History.
Philosophy, Modern > 18th century.
Europe > Intellectual life > 18th century.
Social action > Europe.
Well-being > Europe.
Intellectual life.
Philosophy, Modern.
Europe.
1700-1799
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:xxii, 984 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Variant Title:
Pursuit of happiness, 1680-1790
Format: Book

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