LEADER 02565nam 2200565 a 450 001 9910454796603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-42031-3 010 $a9786612420313 010 $a0-313-34244-X 035 $a(CKB)1000000000765815 035 $a(EBL)497259 035 $a(OCoLC)742332689 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000147832 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11135097 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000147832 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10017042 035 $a(PQKB)10653507 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC497259 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL497259 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10323724 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000765815 100 $a20080627d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Enlightenment$b[electronic resource] /$fRonald S. Love 210 $aWestport, Conn. $cGreenwood Press$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (252 p.) 225 1 $aGreenwood guides to historic events, 1500-1900,$x1538-442X 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-313-34243-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [187]-203) and index. 327 $aHistorical overview : preliminaries, principles, and preconceptions -- Science and the triumph of reason : Newton, Locke, and a new philosophy -- The philosophes, the church, and Christianity -- The philosophes, political thought, and enlightened despotism -- The alternative vision of Montesquieu and Rousseau. 330 $aOne of the few self-named historical movements, the Enlightenment in 18th-Century Europe was a powerful intellectual reaction to the dominance of absolutist monarchies and religious authorities. Building upon the discoveries of the Scientific Revolution, Enlightenment thinkers--philosophes--set out to improve humanity through reason, knowledge, and experience of the natural world rather than religious doctrine or moral absolutes. Their emphasis on truth through observable phenomena set the standard of thought for the modern age, deeply influencing the areas of government, the modern state, sci 410 0$aGreenwood guides to historic events, 1500-1900. 606 $aEnlightenment 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aEnlightenment. 676 $a940.2/5 700 $aLove$b Ronald S.$f1955-2008.$0960178 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454796603321 996 $aThe Enlightenment$92176242 997 $aUNINA