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ENGL 2200: English II (Prof. Khan)

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Digital Resources on the Enlightenment

BBC: The Power of Knowledge: Heroes of the Enlightenment (Video)
This program discusses the contributions of Immanuel Kant, Isaac Newton, Denis Diderot, the Marquês de Pombal, and Erasmus Darwin (52 min.)
Immanuel Kant: "What is Enlightenment?" (1784)
A translation into English of Kant's famous essay on what it means to be an enlightened human being.
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Enlightenment
An overview of the philosophical characteristics of The Enlightenment in France.
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Immanuel Kant
An overview of Kant's life and thought.

E-books on The Enlightenment

Democratic Enlightenment : Philosophy, Revolution, and Human Rights 1750-1790 by Jonathan Israel
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 9780199668090
Publication Date: 2013
The Enlightenment by Dan Edelstein
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 0226184471
Publication Date: 2010
Immanuel Kant: Key Concepts by Will Dudley; Kristina Engelhard
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 1844652386
Publication Date: 2014
The Primitive, the Aesthetic, and the Savage: An Enlightenment Problematic by Tony C. Brown
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 0816675627
Publication Date: 2012
Slavery and the Enlightenment in the British Atlantic, 1750-1807 by Justin Roberts
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 1107025850
Publication Date: 2013

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