This is an upper-level seminar course dealing
with the intellectual history of the 18th
century, covering aspects of the Enlightenment,
as well as its wider reception, in France,
Germany, Italy, and the British Isles.
It examines the development of ideas on philosophy,
religion, ethics, law, the economy, politics, and
society, which had an impact on the
historical arena at this time. It is
intended to enable students to acquire a sound
knowledge of the key figures of the European
Enlightenment movement; to develop an overall grasp of
the contribution of the European Enlightenment to
the fields of literature, science,
philosophy, and political and ethical theory;
and to acquire an up-to-date understanding of
modern critical historiography on the Enlightenment.
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