The Enlightenment Books

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The Enlightenment: And Why It Still Matters The Enlightenment: And Why It Still Matters (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as the-enlightenment)
avg rating 3.69 — 424 ratings — published 2002
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Radical Enlightenment: Philosophy and the Making of Modernity 1650-1750 Radical Enlightenment: Philosophy and the Making of Modernity 1650-1750 (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as the-enlightenment)
avg rating 4.17 — 403 ratings — published 2001
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An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as the-enlightenment)
avg rating 3.94 — 22,722 ratings — published 1748
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Candide Candide (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as the-enlightenment)
avg rating 3.76 — 306,184 ratings — published 1759
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The Enlightenment: The Pursuit of Happiness 1680-1790 The Enlightenment: The Pursuit of Happiness 1680-1790 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as the-enlightenment)
avg rating 4.26 — 825 ratings — published 2020
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Ethics Ethics (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as the-enlightenment)
avg rating 4.10 — 21,847 ratings — published 1677
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The Enlightenment, Volume 1: The Rise of Modern Paganism The Enlightenment, Volume 1: The Rise of Modern Paganism (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as the-enlightenment)
avg rating 4.12 — 433 ratings — published 1966
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Theological-Political Treatise Theological-Political Treatise (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as the-enlightenment)
avg rating 4.08 — 5,266 ratings — published 1670
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Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 32,803 ratings — published 2018
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.86 — 17,345 ratings — published 1690
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An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.89 — 35,342 ratings — published 1776
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Two Treatises of Government Two Treatises of Government (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.87 — 19,745 ratings — published 1689
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The Social Contract The Social Contract (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.78 — 59,109 ratings — published 1762
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Leviathan Leviathan (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as the-enlightenment)
avg rating 3.70 — 54,061 ratings — published 1651
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The Crisis of the European Mind The Crisis of the European Mind (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 353 ratings — published 1935
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A Book Forged in Hell: Spinoza's Scandalous Treatise and the Birth of the Secular Age A Book Forged in Hell: Spinoza's Scandalous Treatise and the Birth of the Secular Age (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as the-enlightenment)
avg rating 3.98 — 1,024 ratings — published 2011
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Dialectic of Enlightenment: Philosophical Fragments Dialectic of Enlightenment: Philosophical Fragments (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as the-enlightenment)
avg rating 4.11 — 8,361 ratings — published 1947
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The Enlightenment The Enlightenment (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.63 — 113 ratings — published 1968
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 15,625 ratings — published 1776
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A Revolution of the Mind: Radical Enlightenment and the Intellectual Origins of Modern Democracy A Revolution of the Mind: Radical Enlightenment and the Intellectual Origins of Modern Democracy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as the-enlightenment)
avg rating 3.80 — 405 ratings — published 2009
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Second Treatise of Government (Hackett Classics) Second Treatise of Government (Hackett Classics)
by (shelved 4 times as the-enlightenment)
avg rating 3.78 — 24,483 ratings — published 1689
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Emile, or On Education Emile, or On Education (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as the-enlightenment)
avg rating 3.57 — 5,391 ratings — published 1762
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The Enlightenment, Volume 2: The Science of Freedom The Enlightenment, Volume 2: The Science of Freedom (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as the-enlightenment)
avg rating 4.07 — 187 ratings — published 1969
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The Philosophy of the Enlightenment The Philosophy of the Enlightenment (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as the-enlightenment)
avg rating 4.11 — 258 ratings — published 1932
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The Enlightenment: History of an Idea The Enlightenment: History of an Idea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as the-enlightenment)
avg rating 3.86 — 22 ratings — published 2015
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New Science New Science (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as the-enlightenment)
avg rating 4.01 — 952 ratings — published 1725
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التنوير التنوير (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as the-enlightenment)
avg rating 3.61 — 259 ratings — published 1995
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New Essays on Human Understanding New Essays on Human Understanding (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as the-enlightenment)
avg rating 4.03 — 209 ratings — published 1704
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A Letter Concerning Toleration A Letter Concerning Toleration (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as the-enlightenment)
avg rating 3.80 — 3,701 ratings — published 1689
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Thomas Paine: Enlightenment, Revolution, and the Birth of Modern Nations Thomas Paine: Enlightenment, Revolution, and the Birth of Modern Nations (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as the-enlightenment)
avg rating 3.95 — 1,997 ratings — published 2006
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A Wicked Company: The Forgotten Radicalism of the European Enlightenment A Wicked Company: The Forgotten Radicalism of the European Enlightenment (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as the-enlightenment)
avg rating 4.11 — 756 ratings — published 2010
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Philosophical Dictionary Philosophical Dictionary (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as the-enlightenment)
avg rating 4.06 — 2,294 ratings — published 1764
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The Creation of the Modern World: The Untold Story of the British Enlightenment The Creation of the Modern World: The Untold Story of the British Enlightenment (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as the-enlightenment)
avg rating 3.78 — 74 ratings — published 2000
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Revolutionary Ideas: An Intellectual History of the French Revolution from The Rights of Man to Robespierre Revolutionary Ideas: An Intellectual History of the French Revolution from The Rights of Man to Robespierre (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as the-enlightenment)
avg rating 3.92 — 143 ratings — published 2014
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The Spirit of the Laws The Spirit of the Laws (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as the-enlightenment)
avg rating 3.98 — 5,439 ratings — published 1748
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Thomas Jefferson: Author of America Thomas Jefferson: Author of America (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.94 — 3,923 ratings — published 2005
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Enemies of the Enlightenment : The French Counter-Enlightenment and the Making of Modernity Enemies of the Enlightenment : The French Counter-Enlightenment and the Making of Modernity (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as the-enlightenment)
avg rating 3.94 — 63 ratings — published 2001
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The Roads to Modernity: The British, French, and American Enlightenments (Vintage) The Roads to Modernity: The British, French, and American Enlightenments (Vintage)
by (shelved 3 times as the-enlightenment)
avg rating 3.76 — 377 ratings — published 2004
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Critique and Crises: Enlightenment and the Pathogenesis of Modern Society (Studies in Contemporary German Social Thought) Critique and Crises: Enlightenment and the Pathogenesis of Modern Society (Studies in Contemporary German Social Thought)
by (shelved 3 times as the-enlightenment)
avg rating 4.13 — 168 ratings — published 1959
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Letters on England Letters on England (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.66 — 2,869 ratings — published 1733
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Gulliver’s Travels Gulliver’s Travels (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as the-enlightenment)
avg rating 3.59 — 302,233 ratings — published 1726
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The Age of Reason The Age of Reason (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 9,509 ratings — published 1794
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Diderot Encyclopedia: The Complete Illustrations (5 Volumes) Diderot Encyclopedia: The Complete Illustrations (5 Volumes)
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avg rating 4.30 — 20 ratings — published 1751
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The Enlightenment: A Very Short Introduction The Enlightenment: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as the-enlightenment)
avg rating 3.56 — 305 ratings — published 2015
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Three Critics of the Enlightenment: Vico, Hamann, Herder Three Critics of the Enlightenment: Vico, Hamann, Herder (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as the-enlightenment)
avg rating 4.24 — 143 ratings — published 2000
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The Rise of the Public in Enlightenment Europe (New Approaches to European History, Series Number 23) The Rise of the Public in Enlightenment Europe (New Approaches to European History, Series Number 23)
by (shelved 2 times as the-enlightenment)
avg rating 3.92 — 50 ratings — published 2001
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Utopia and Reform in the Enlightenment Utopia and Reform in the Enlightenment (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as the-enlightenment)
avg rating 3.71 — 17 ratings — published 1971
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Italy and the Enlightenment: Studies in a Cosmopolitan Century Italy and the Enlightenment: Studies in a Cosmopolitan Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as the-enlightenment)
avg rating 4.00 — 2 ratings — published
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The Enlightenment in America (Galaxy Books) The Enlightenment in America (Galaxy Books)
by (shelved 2 times as the-enlightenment)
avg rating 3.90 — 83 ratings — published 1976
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The Republic of Letters: A Cultural History of the French Enlightenment The Republic of Letters: A Cultural History of the French Enlightenment (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as the-enlightenment)
avg rating 3.64 — 77 ratings — published 1994
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Theodor W. Adorno
“What can oppose the decline of the west is not a resurrected culture but the utopia that is silently contained in the image of its decline.”
Theodor W. Adorno

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“The book review pages of those journals are the graveyards of constructive academic philosophy, and any doubts as to whether rational consensus might not after all be achievable on modern academic moral philosophy can be put to rest by reading them through regularly.”
Alasdair MacIntyre, Whose Justice? Which Rationality?

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