The Enlightenment: The Pursuit of Happiness, 1680-1790
Ritchie Robertson examines the Enlightenment from 1680 to 1790 through its pursuit of happiness. Framing the period around this influential ideal, the book offers a broad historical and intellectual account of one of the most significant movements in modern thought.
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Ritchie Robertson’s The Enlightenment: The Pursuit of Happiness, 1680-1790 examines the Enlightenment across a formative period in European intellectual history.
Centered on the pursuit of happiness, the book considers a defining ideal associated with the Enlightenment.
Spanning 1680 to 1790, it presents the movement through its ideas, ambitions, and historical development.
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