• 18th Century French Aesthetics
  "The birth of aesthetics as a field lies at the junction between Enlightenment ideals and the teachings of taste: reason is no longer seen as a truth system but increasingly as a faculty of testing and evaluating, and accordingly it cannot put aside as irrelevant the lessons of sentiment and individuality." Read more about this philosophy here.
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• Rousseau
  This is a short biography of Rousseau and his works.
  A brief discussion of the life and works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, with links to electronic texts and additional information.
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• The Hume Society
  This is the home page of the Hume Society. It contains resources and information about David Hume and the society dedicated to his life and works.
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• The Political Realists of Continental Europe
  Enlightened Philosophers, such as Voltaire and Diderot, and the Physiocrats, who were ministers to the French court, did not wish to limit the powers of the Monarchies. They attempted to persuade European Rulers to redirect power towards the rationalization of economic and political structures and the liberation of intellectual life.
  To keep everyone from exercising too much freedom, however, there would be an absolute monarch. This phenomenon is known as Enlightened Absolutism.
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• UCL Bentham Project
  The Bentham Project is attempting to produce new scholarly editions of this mans works.
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• Voltaire
  Read this short biography of Voltaire and learn how he affectect 18th century life and thought.
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• Voltaire
  This page at Hanover University has links to Voltaire's works and other resources about the philosopher.
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• Voltaire Residence / Residence of Voltaire
  The Chateau de Cirey was the home of Voltaire for 15 years. This web site explains why and also has more information on France's greatest writer.
  Voltaire and Emilie du Chatelet lived at the Chateau de Cirey from 1734 to 1749. 100 photos.
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