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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Page 72
... reason is the voice of God , but West , facing the new primacy of common sense and the immediate exigency of Revolution , blurs distinctions . Right reason and revelation seem much closer together : " whatever right reason requires as ...
... reason is the voice of God , but West , facing the new primacy of common sense and the immediate exigency of Revolution , blurs distinctions . Right reason and revelation seem much closer together : " whatever right reason requires as ...
Page 76
... reason , Providence , and nature . Citing first his mastery of the utilitarian forms of reason , he writes that “ this Persuasion , with the kind hand of Providence , or some guardian Angel , or accidental favourable Circum- stances and ...
... reason , Providence , and nature . Citing first his mastery of the utilitarian forms of reason , he writes that “ this Persuasion , with the kind hand of Providence , or some guardian Angel , or accidental favourable Circum- stances and ...
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... reason as an enemy . Venture Smith , denying any foundation in reason or justice , and Caesar Sarter , reifying reason in the master's cat - o'nine tails , speak from experiences that are bitter beyond the ability of ordinary emotion ...
... reason as an enemy . Venture Smith , denying any foundation in reason or justice , and Caesar Sarter , reifying reason in the master's cat - o'nine tails , speak from experiences that are bitter beyond the ability of ordinary emotion ...
Contents
What Is Enlightenment? Some American Answers | 22 |
Religious Voices | 44 |
Writing the Revolution | 80 |
Copyright | |
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