Originally published: New York: Free Press, 2012.
The first edition narrating the ascent of the Matterhorn, with numerous illustrations: maps, views, equipment
"In this book, the Enlightenment derives its special appeal as the historical staging ground for an intellectual ferment across Europe and America.
In championing radical ideas such as individual liberty and an empirical appraisal of the universe through rational inquiry and natural experience, Enlightenment philosophers in Europe and America planted the seeds for modern liberalism, ...
This work provides a multi-faceted approach, including: an historical overview, analysis of the Enlightenment’s influence on modern democratic societies, modern culture, political science, civil society and the economy, as well as ...
Porter reveals how the monumental transformation of thinking in Great Britain influenced wider developments elsewhere. of color illustrations.
A panorama of a whole civilization, a world on the verge of cataclysm, unfolds in this magisterial work by the foremost historian of eighteenth-century France.
" In a new foreword, Johnson Kent Wright looks at the book's continuing relevance within the context of current discussion about the Enlightenment. "Will remain a classic--a beautifully finished literary product.