{"product_id":"the-enlightenment-a-very-short-introduction","title":"The Enlightenment: A Very Short Introduction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Robertson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback, 176 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9780199591787\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA foundational moment in the history of modern European thought, the Enlightenment continues to be a reference point for philosophers, scholars and opinion-formers. To many it remains the inspiration of our commitments to the betterment of the human condition. To others, it represents the elevation of one set of European values to the world, many of whose peoples have quite different values. But what is the relationship between the historical Enlightenment and the idea of 'Enlightenment', and can these two understandings be reconciled?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this Very Short Introduction, John Robertson offers a concise historical introduction to the Enlightenment as an intellectual movement of eighteenth-century Europe. Discussing its intellectual achievements, he also explores how its supporters exploited new ways of communicating their ideas to a wider public, creating a new 'public sphere' for critical discussion of the moral, economic and political issues facing their societies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1: Definitions of Enlightenment\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2: Pre-Enlightenment\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3: Enlightenment ideas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4: Enlightening society\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5: The politics of Enlightenment\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6: The legacy of Enlightenment\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39515033042979,"sku":"9780199591787","price":19.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2514\/8624\/products\/L1000725.jpg?v=1637641193","url":"https:\/\/wardahbooks.mom\/products\/the-enlightenment-a-very-short-introduction","provider":"Wardah Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}