This Halcyon Classics ebook anthology includes eight notable pieces of literature from the French Age of Enlightenment . The defining feature of the Enlightenment was the embrace of reason as the primary source and legitimacy for authority. The Enlightenment marked an increase in learning, philosophy, political development, literature, and science.
This collection includes works by important Enlightenment figures such as Diderot, Montesquieu, Voltaire, Condorcet, and Rousseau.
This ebook is DRM free and includes an active table of contents for easy navigation.
Contents
The Spirit of Laws
Montesquieu
Candide
Voltaire
Philosophical Letters
Voltaire
Confessions
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Inequality Among Men
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The Social Contract
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Rameau’s Nephew
Denis Diderot
Outlines of an Historical View of the Progress of the Human Mind
Marie-Jean-Antoine-Nicolas Caritat, Marquis de Condorcet
This unexpurgated edition contains the complete text, with minor errors and omissions corrected.
Language
English
Pages
1380
Format
Kindle Edition
Release
March 24, 2010
Masterpieces of the French Enlightenment (Unexpurgated Edition) (Halcyon Classics)
This Halcyon Classics ebook anthology includes eight notable pieces of literature from the French Age of Enlightenment . The defining feature of the Enlightenment was the embrace of reason as the primary source and legitimacy for authority. The Enlightenment marked an increase in learning, philosophy, political development, literature, and science.
This collection includes works by important Enlightenment figures such as Diderot, Montesquieu, Voltaire, Condorcet, and Rousseau.
This ebook is DRM free and includes an active table of contents for easy navigation.
Contents
The Spirit of Laws
Montesquieu
Candide
Voltaire
Philosophical Letters
Voltaire
Confessions
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Inequality Among Men
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The Social Contract
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Rameau’s Nephew
Denis Diderot
Outlines of an Historical View of the Progress of the Human Mind
Marie-Jean-Antoine-Nicolas Caritat, Marquis de Condorcet
This unexpurgated edition contains the complete text, with minor errors and omissions corrected.