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100			_aKenny, Anthony
245			_aEnlightenment : a very brief history
260			_bSociety for the Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK), _c2017 _aLondon :
300			_axvii, 126 p. ; _c19 cm
365			_b9.99 _cGBP _d105.70
490			_aA very brief history ; _v7
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a[Part One] -- The History (What do we know?) This brief historical introduction to the Enlightenment explores the social, political and religious factors that formed the original context in which it emerged, and the major thinkers and writings to which it gave birth. What was its impact on the world at the time and what were the key ideas and values connected with it? [Part Two] -- The Legacy (Why does it matter?) This second part explores the intellectual and cultural `afterlife' of the Enlightenment, and considers the ways in which its impact has lasted and been developed in different contexts by later generations. Why is it still considered important today? In what ways is its legacy contested or resisted? And what aspects of its legacy are likely to continue to influence the world in the future?
650			_aEnlightenment
650			_aAtheism
650			_aMontesquie
650			_aHume;
650			_aVoltaire
650			_aDiderot
650			_aSmith
650			_aGibbon
650			_aBentham
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