The Enlightenment : the pursuit of happiness, 1680-1790 /

A magisterial history that recasts the Enlightenment as a period not solely consumed with rationale and reason, but rather as a pursuit of practical means to achieve greater human happiness. One of the formative periods of European and world history, the Enlightenment is the fountainhead of modern s...

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Main Author:	Robertson, Ritchie (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English French German Italian
Published:	New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021]
Edition:	First U.S. edition.
Subjects:	Enlightenment. Intellectual life > History. Philosophy, Modern > 18th century. Social action > Europe. Well-being > Europe. Europe > Intellectual life > 18th century. History.