22097862
9780192192080
This volume discusses in turn the ideas of six leading thinkers of the French Enlightenment: Montesquieu, Voltaire, Rousseau, Diderot, Holbach, and Condorcet. A general introduction surveys the political theories of the Enlightenment, setting them in the context of the political realities of 18th-century France. The first book of its kind on the subject, Philosopher and Pamphleteers brings a welcome, new perspective to the study of French political thought during a fascinating historical era.Cranston, Maurice W. is the author of 'Philosophers and Pamphleteers : Political Theorists of the Enlightenment', published 1986 under ISBN 9780192192080 and ISBN 0192192086.
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