Enlightenment in America, 1720-1825
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2008
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1360
ISBN-13: 9781851969364
Subjects: Enlightenment; United states, intellectual life
Description: Aims to modify the periodization for the American Enlightenment. Americans did accept an early and moderate Enlightenment characterised by the work of Locke and Newton. This collection highlights the functional nature of the Enlightenment in America.