The Enlightenment world

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1. Intellectual origins of Enlightment. Introduction / Peter Jones ; Science and the coming of Enlightenment / John Henry ; The quest for philosophical certainty / Peter Schouls ; The critique of Christianity / James Dybikowski ; Enquiry, scepticism and Enlightenment / Aaron Garrett ; The Huguenot debate on toleration / Luisa Simonutti -- 2. Aspects of Enlightenment formations. Introduction / Martin Fitzpatrick ; The Dutch Republic : 'that mother nation of liberty' / Hugh Dunthorne ; A crucible for change : Englightentment in Britain / Alexander Murdoch ; The itinerary of a young intellectual in early Enlightenment Germany / Martin Mulsow ; The age of Louis XIV and early Enlightenment in France / Martin Fitzpatrick -- 3. The high Enlightenment. Introduction / Martin Fitzpatrick ; Pursuing an enlightenend gospel : happiness from deism to materialism to atheism / Darrin M. McMahon ; Progress and optimism / Clare Jackson ; The science of man / Christa Knellwolf ; Historical writing in the Enlightenment world / Johnson Kent Wright ; Education and the reproduction of the Englightenment / Geraint Parry ; Science and the eighteenth-century public : scientific revolutions and the changing format of scientific investigation / Larry Stewart -- 4. Polite culture and the arts. Introduction / Peter Jones ; Feminizing the Enlightenment : the problem of sensibility / Jane Rendall ; Polite worlds of Enlightenment / Margaret C. Jacob ; Nature and art in Enlightenment culture / John Sweetman ; Music and the Enlightenment / Cynthia Verba ; Italian operas and their audiences / Peter Jones -- 5. Material and popular culture. Introduction / Peter Jones ; Encyclopaedism and Enlightenment / Richard Yeo ; Print culture in the Enlightenment / Carla Hesse ; The appearance of Enlightenment : refashioning the elites / Peter McNeil ; Popular culture / Nicholas Rogers -- 6. Reforming the world. Introduction / Martin Fitzpatrick ; The party of the philosophes / David Garrioch ; Enlightenment and government / Eckhart Hellmuth ; Enlightenment, republicanism and radicalism / Mark Philp ; The new economics of the Enlightenment / Kathryn Sutherland ; Making a better world : Enlightenment and philanthropy / David Garrioch ; Law and Enlightenment / Randall McGowen -- 7. Transformation and explorations. Introduction / Iain McCalman ; Fantasies of paradise / Jonathan Lamb ; Millenarian visions and Utopian speculations / Jon Mee ; Cross-cultural encounters in the Enlightenment / Dorinda Outram -- 8. The Enlightenment and its critics : then and now. Introduction / Christa Knellwolf ; Multiple Enlightenments : rival Aufklärer at the University of Halle, 1690-1730 / Ian Hunter ; Rousseau : enlightened critic of the Enlightenment? / Tom Furniss ; Burke and the response to the Enlightenment / Frances Ferguson ; The feminist critique of Enlightenment / Karen O'Brien ; An Enlightenment critique of the Dialectic of Enlightenment / Howard Williams ; Postmodernism and the Enlightenment / Susan Wilson. 1. Intellectual origins of Enlightment. Introduction / Peter Jones Science and the coming of Enlightenment / John Henry The quest for philosophical certainty / Peter Schouls The critique of Christianity / James Dybikowski Enquiry, scepticism and Enlightenment / Aaron Garrett The Huguenot debate on toleration / Luisa Simonutti -- 2. Aspects of Enlightenment formations. Introduction / Martin Fitzpatrick The Dutch Republic : 'that mother nation of liberty' / Hugh Dunthorne A crucible for change : Englightentment in Britain / Alexander Murdoch The itinerary of a young intellectual in early Enlightenment Germany / Martin Mulsow The age of Louis XIV and early Enlightenment in France / Martin Fitzpatrick -- 3. The high Enlightenment. Introduction / Martin Fitzpatrick Pursuing an enlightenend gospel : happiness from deism to materialism to atheism / Darrin M. McMahon Progress and optimism / Clare Jackson The science of man / Christa Knellwolf Historical writing in the Enlightenment world / Johnson Kent Wright Education and the reproduction of the Englightenment / Geraint Parry Science and the eighteenth-century public : scientific revolutions and the changing format of scientific investigation / Larry Stewart -- 4. Polite culture and the arts. Introduction / Peter Jones Feminizing the Enlightenment : the problem of sensibility / Jane Rendall Polite worlds of Enlightenment / Margaret C. Jacob Nature and art in Enlightenment culture / John Sweetman Music and the Enlightenment / Cynthia Verba Italian operas and their audiences / Peter Jones -- 5. Material and popular culture. Introduction / Peter Jones Encyclopaedism and Enlightenment / Richard Yeo Print culture in the Enlightenment / Carla Hesse The appearance of Enlightenment : refashioning the elites / Peter McNeil Popular culture / Nicholas Rogers -- 6. Reforming the world. Introduction / Martin Fitzpatrick The party of the philosophes / David Garrioch Enlightenment and government / Eckhart Hellmuth Enlightenment, republicanism and radicalism / Mark Philp The new economics of the Enlightenment / Kathryn Sutherland Making a better world : Enlightenment and philanthropy / David Garrioch Law and Enlightenment / Randall McGowen -- 7. Transformation and explorations. Introduction / Iain McCalman Fantasies of paradise / Jonathan Lamb Millenarian visions and Utopian speculations / Jon Mee Cross-cultural encounters in the Enlightenment / Dorinda Outram -- 8. The Enlightenment and its critics : then and now. Introduction / Christa Knellwolf Multiple Enlightenments : rival Aufklärer at the University of Halle, 1690-1730 / Ian Hunter Rousseau : enlightened critic of the Enlightenment? / Tom Furniss Burke and the response to the Enlightenment / Frances Ferguson The feminist critique of Enlightenment / Karen O'Brien An Enlightenment critique of the Dialectic of Enlightenment / Howard Williams Postmodernism and the Enlightenment / Susan Wilson.