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Philosophers and Pamphleteers: Political Theorists of the Enlightenment (OPUS)
Philosophers and Pamphleteers Political Theorists of the Enlightenment - OPUS Author:Maurice Cranston This volume discusses in turn the ideas of six leading thinkers of the French Enlightenment: Montesquieu, Voltaire, Rousseau, Diderot, Holbach, and Condorcet. A general introduction surveys the political theories of the Enlightenment, setting them in the context of the political realities of 18th-century France. The first book of its kind on t... more »he subject, Philosopher and Pamphleteers brings a welcome, new perspective to the study of French political thought during a fascinating historical era.« less