The American Enlightenment, 1750-1820This concise literary history of the American Enlightenment captures the varied and conflicting voices of religious and political conviction in the decades when the new nation was formed. Robert Ferguson's trenchant interpretation yields new understanding of this pivotal period for American culture. |
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... hope for others . Twentieth - century readers still welcome Jefferson's hope , but they see less openness all around . The light of science appears less general , the truth less palpable , the view infinitely more particularistic ...
... hope for others . Twentieth - century readers still welcome Jefferson's hope , but they see less openness all around . The light of science appears less general , the truth less palpable , the view infinitely more particularistic ...
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... hope that " a thorough Knowledge of the Rights of Man , may pervade all the Nations of the Earth , so that a Philosopher may set his Foot anywhere on its Surface and say , ' This is my Country . ' " In this formula- tion , the ...
... hope that " a thorough Knowledge of the Rights of Man , may pervade all the Nations of the Earth , so that a Philosopher may set his Foot anywhere on its Surface and say , ' This is my Country . ' " In this formula- tion , the ...
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... hope of blessing and the fear of curse . It defines itself in that crisis ; this is where it holds its audiences . In so doing , early republican writings depend heavily upon the process of the Enlightenment . It is the struggle toward ...
... hope of blessing and the fear of curse . It defines itself in that crisis ; this is where it holds its audiences . In so doing , early republican writings depend heavily upon the process of the Enlightenment . It is the struggle toward ...
Contents
What Is Enlightenment? Some American Answers | 22 |
Religious Voices | 44 |
Writing the Revolution | 80 |
Copyright | |
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