{"product_id":"the-enlightenment-paperback-9780521564908","title":"The Enlightenment (Paperback) 9780521564908","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Enlightenment\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA major new textbook presenting translated extracts from the writings of major political thinkers of the Enlightenment.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid Williams (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521564908, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 23 September 1999\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e542 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.8 x 17.5 x 2.7 cm, 1.127 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Enlightenment is an authoritative anthology of the key political writings from 'one of the best and most hopeful episodes in the life of mankind'. The texts are supported by a lucid introduction exploring their moral, philosophical, political and economic background, enabling the student to grasp both the context and the essence of each argument. Biographical notes and carefully selected bibliographies offer further help. The selection includes not only mainstream theories but also texts by authors actively engaged in the politics of the day, offering a broad and genuinely trans-European perspective. David Williams, a distinguished Enlightenment scholar, offers readers a view of the evolution of Enlightenment political thinking in a variety of contexts: natural law, the civil order, the nation state, government, civil rights, women's rights, international relations, economics, crime and punishment, and revolution. Students of political science, history, European studies, international relations, law and philosophy will find this an invaluable resource.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Select bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Natural Law: 1. Burlamaqui: Principles of natural right [and natural law]\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Civil Order: 2. Rousseau: Discourse on the origin and the foundations of inequality among men and The social contract\u003cbr\u003e 3. Priestley: Essay on the first principles of government, and on the nature of political, civil and religious liberty\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Nation State: 4. Voltaire: Homeland and Man\u003cbr\u003e 5. Herder: Ideas for a philosophy of the history of mankind and Letters for the advancement of humanity\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Government: 6. Hume: That politics may be reduced to a science, On the first principles of government, Of the origin of government, and Idea of a perfect commonwealth\u003cbr\u003e 7. Montesquieu: The spirit of the laws\u003cbr\u003e 8. Moser: The master and the servant\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Civil Rights: 9. Diderot: Political authority, City, Citizen and Natural law\u003cbr\u003e 10. Condorcet: Reflections on black slavery\u003cbr\u003e 11. Gouges: The rights of women\u003cbr\u003e 12. Wollstonecraft: A vindication of the rights of woman: with strictures on political and moral subjects\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. International Relations: 13. Saint-Pierre: A project to establish permanent peace in Europe\u003cbr\u003e 14. Barbeyrac: Notes on Grotius' On the law of war and peace\u003cbr\u003e 15. Kant: Perpetual peace: a philosophical sketch\u003cbr\u003e Part VII. Trade and Economics: 16. Mandeville: The moral [of the Fable of the bees]\u003cbr\u003e 17. Quesnay: The economic tableau\u003cbr\u003e 18. Smith: An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations\u003cbr\u003e Part VIII. Crime and Punishment: 19. Beccaria: On crimes and punishment\u003cbr\u003e Part IX. Revolution: 20. Paine: Common sense\u003cbr\u003e 21. Sieyes: What is the third estate?\u003cbr\u003e 22. Burke: Reflections on the revolution in France\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of ideas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of ideas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20ideas%20%5BJFCX%5D%22\"\u003eJFCX\u003c\/a\u003e], Literary essays [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary essays\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20essays%20%5BDNF%5D%22\"\u003eDNF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004628750616,"sku":"9780521564908","price":37.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521564908i_d10aac70-bae1-4ace-a83c-5d7e4abf9c82.jpg?v=1691369827","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-enlightenment-paperback-9780521564908","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}