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... Philosophes ignored politics proper altogether . This was a great misfortune ; but it was inevitable . The beneficent changes which had been introduced so effectively and with such comparative ease into the government of England had ...
... Philosophes ignored politics proper altogether . This was a great misfortune ; but it was inevitable . The beneficent changes which had been introduced so effectively and with such comparative ease into the government of England had ...
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... Philosophes were given a centre and a rallying - point by the great undertaking of the Encyclopædia , the publication of which covered a period of thirty years ( 1751-80 ) . The object of this colossal work , which contained a survey of ...
... Philosophes were given a centre and a rallying - point by the great undertaking of the Encyclopædia , the publication of which covered a period of thirty years ( 1751-80 ) . The object of this colossal work , which contained a survey of ...
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... Philosophes included many famous names . There was the brilliant and witty mathematician , Dalembert ; there was the grave and noble statesman , Turgot ; there was the psycholo- gist , Condillac ; there was the light , good - humoured ...
... Philosophes included many famous names . There was the brilliant and witty mathematician , Dalembert ; there was the grave and noble statesman , Turgot ; there was the psycholo- gist , Condillac ; there was the light , good - humoured ...
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ORIGINS THE MIDDLE AGES | 7 |
THE AGE OF TRANSITION | 31 |
THE ROMANTIC MOVEMENT | 142 |
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