Philosophical Enlightenment

An historical examination and assessment of the philosophical and political origins and evolution of the phenomenon we term the Enlightenment in England, La Lumière in France and the Aufklärung in Germany, its principal actors, from Spinoza to Hume, Kant and Condorcet, c. 1600-1800, and the tradition-legacy in the 19th and 20th centuries. PREREQ: related 3000-series course or permission of the department. (sem 3) cr 3. Students may not receive credit for both HIST 4727 and HIST 4725.