Author : Thomas J. Schlereth
Release : 1977
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis The Cosmopolitan Ideal in Enlightenment Thought, Its Form and Function in the Ideas of Franklin, Hume, and Voltaire, 1694-1790 by : Thomas J. Schlereth
Download or read book The Cosmopolitan Ideal in Enlightenment Thought, Its Form and Function in the Ideas of Franklin, Hume, and Voltaire, 1694-1790 written by Thomas J. Schlereth. This book was released on 1977. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern historians with considerable regularity have identified cosmopolitanism as a characteristic of the Enlightenment. Despite this frequent recognition, the term remains an enigmatic and rather imprecise label. This study attempts to fulfill this need.