The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge; exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution; Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print; making them highly accessible to libraries; undergraduate students; and independent scholars.The Age of Enlightenment profoundly enriched religious and philosophical understanding and continues to influence present-day thinking. Works collected here include masterpieces by David Hume; Immanuel Kant; and Jean-Jacques Rousseau; as well as religious sermons and moral debates on the issues of the day; such as the slave trade. The Age of Reason saw conflict between Protestantism and Catholicism transformed into one between faith and logic -- a debate that continues in the twenty-first century.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:++++Bodleian Library (Oxford)W042504Charleston : printed by Markland; M'Iver; Co.; 1794. 28p. ; 8°
#9605033 in Books 2014-04-30Original language:English #File Name: 1138775088114 pages
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