Enlightenment
Reason, rights and revolution: Hume, Rousseau, Smith, Kant and the American founding.
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The Great BooksDiscourse on the Origin of InequalityJean-Jacques RousseauDiscourse on the Origin of InequalityJean-Jacques Rousseau · 1755On 9 lists
Adam Smith The Wealth of NationsThe Wealth of NationsAdam Smith · 1776On 8 lists
Groundwork of the Metaphysics of MoralsImmanuel Kant · 1785On 8 listsThe Great BooksThe Constitution of the United StatesAnonymousThe Constitution of the United StatesAnonymous · 1787On 7 listsThe Great BooksAn Enquiry Concerning Human UnderstandingDavid HumeAn Enquiry Concerning Human UnderstandingDavid Hume · 1748On 6 listsThe Great BooksThe Social ContractJean-Jacques RousseauThe Social ContractJean-Jacques Rousseau · 1762On 6 listsThe Great BooksThe Declaration of IndependenceThomas JeffersonThe Declaration of IndependenceThomas Jefferson · 1776On 6 lists
Gulliver's TravelsJonathan Swift · 1726On 5 lists
Immanuel Kant Critique of Pure ReasonCritique of Pure ReasonImmanuel Kant · 1781On 5 lists
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay The Federalist PapersThe Federalist PapersAlexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay · 1787-1788On 5 listsThe Great BooksPrinciples of Human KnowledgeGeorge BerkeleyPrinciples of Human KnowledgeGeorge Berkeley · 1710On 4 lists
Isaac Newton OpticksOpticksIsaac Newton · 1704On 3 lists
MonadologyGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz · 1714On 3 listsThe Great BooksA Treatise of Human NatureDavid HumeDavid Hume A Treatise of Human NatureA Treatise of Human NatureDavid Hume · 1739-1740On 3 lists
CandideVoltaire · 1759On 3 lists
Edward Gibbon The Decline and Fall of the Roman EmpireThe Decline and Fall of the Roman EmpireEdward Gibbon · 1776-1789On 3 lists
Antoine Lavoisier Elements of ChemistryElements of ChemistryAntoine Lavoisier · 1789On 3 listsThe Great BooksAn Essay on ManAlexander PopeAn Essay on ManAlexander Pope · 1733-1734On 2 listsThe Great BooksLetters on the EnglishVoltaireLetters on the EnglishVoltaire · 1733On 2 lists
Montesquieu The Spirit of the LawsThe Spirit of the LawsMontesquieu · 1748On 2 listsThe Great BooksDiscourse on Political EconomyJean-Jacques RousseauDiscourse on Political EconomyJean-Jacques Rousseau · 1755On 2 listsThe Great BooksArticles of ConfederationContinental CongressArticles of ConfederationContinental Congress · 1777On 2 listsThe Great BooksDon GiovanniWolfgang Amadeus MozartDon GiovanniWolfgang Amadeus Mozart · 1787On 2 listsThe Great BooksCritique of Practical ReasonImmanuel KantCritique of Practical ReasonImmanuel Kant · 1788On 2 listsThe Great BooksDeclaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (1789)French National AssemblyDeclaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (1789)French National Assembly · 1789On 2 listsThe Great BooksCritique of JudgmentImmanuel KantImmanuel Kant Critique of JudgmentCritique of JudgmentImmanuel Kant · 1790On 2 lists
Reflections on the Revolution in FranceEdmund Burke · 1790On 2 lists
James Boswell Life of Samuel JohnsonLife of Samuel JohnsonJames Boswell · 1791On 2 listsThe Great BooksA Vindication of the Rights of WomanMary WollstonecraftA Vindication of the Rights of WomanMary Wollstonecraft · 1792On 2 listsThe Great BooksThe Way of the WorldWilliam CongreveThe Way of the WorldWilliam Congreve · 1700On 1 listThe Great BooksA Tale of a TubJonathan SwiftA Tale of a TubJonathan Swift · 1704On 1 listThe Great BooksNew Essays Concerning Human UnderstandingGottfried Wilhelm LeibnizGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz New Essays Concerning Human UnderstandingNew Essays Concerning Human UnderstandingGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz · 1704On 1 listThe Great BooksJournal to StellaJonathan SwiftJonathan Swift Journal to StellaJournal to StellaJonathan Swift · 1710On 1 listThe Great BooksAn Essay on CriticismAlexander PopeAn Essay on CriticismAlexander Pope · 1711On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Rape of the LockAlexander PopeThe Rape of the LockAlexander Pope · 1712On 1 listThe Great BooksThree Dialogues Between Hylas and PhilonousGeorge BerkeleyThree Dialogues Between Hylas and PhilonousGeorge Berkeley · 1713On 1 listPrinciples of Nature and GraceGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz · 1714On 1 listThe Great BooksRobinson CrusoeDaniel DefoeRobinson CrusoeDaniel Defoe · 1719On 1 listThe Great BooksPersian LettersMontesquieuPersian LettersMontesquieu · 1721On 1 listThe Great BooksSt. Matthew PassionJohann Sebastian BachSt. Matthew PassionJohann Sebastian Bach · 1727On 1 listThe Great BooksA Modest ProposalJonathan SwiftA Modest ProposalJonathan Swift · 1729On 1 listThe Great BooksEssays, Moral and PoliticalDavid HumeEssays, Moral and PoliticalDavid Hume · 1741-1742On 1 listThe Great BooksJoseph AndrewsHenry FieldingJoseph AndrewsHenry Fielding · 1742On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Vanity of Human WishesSamuel JohnsonThe Vanity of Human WishesSamuel Johnson · 1749On 1 listThe Great BooksTom JonesHenry FieldingHenry Fielding Tom JonesTom JonesHenry Fielding · 1749On 1 listThe Great BooksElegy Written in a Country ChurchyardThomas GrayElegy Written in a Country ChurchyardThomas Gray · 1751On 1 listThe Great BooksA Dictionary of the English LanguageSamuel JohnsonSamuel Johnson A Dictionary of the English LanguageA Dictionary of the English LanguageSamuel Johnson · 1755On 1 listThe Great BooksA Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and BeautifulEdmund BurkeA Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and BeautifulEdmund Burke · 1757On 1 listThe Great BooksOf the Standard of TasteDavid HumeOf the Standard of TasteDavid Hume · 1757On 1 listThe Great BooksRasselasSamuel JohnsonRasselasSamuel Johnson · 1759On 1 list
Adam Smith The Theory of Moral SentimentsThe Theory of Moral SentimentsAdam Smith · 1759On 1 list
Laurence Sterne Tristram ShandyTristram ShandyLaurence Sterne · 1759-1767On 1 list
Jean-Jacques Rousseau EmileEmileJean-Jacques Rousseau · 1762On 1 listProfession of Faith of a Savoyard VicarJean-Jacques Rousseau · 1762On 1 listThe Great BooksRameau's NephewDenis DiderotRameau's NephewDenis Diderot · c. 1761On 1 listThe Great BooksLondon JournalJames BoswellJames Boswell London JournalLondon JournalJames Boswell · 1762On 1 listThe Great BooksPhilosophical DictionaryVoltaireVoltaire Philosophical DictionaryPhilosophical DictionaryVoltaire · 1764On 1 listThe Great BooksPreface to ShakespeareSamuel JohnsonPreface to ShakespeareSamuel Johnson · 1765On 1 listThe Great BooksMinna von BarnhelmGotthold Ephraim LessingMinna von BarnhelmGotthold Ephraim Lessing · 1767On 1 list
A Sentimental Journey Through France and ItalyLaurence Sterne · 1768On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Deserted VillageOliver GoldsmithThe Deserted VillageOliver Goldsmith · 1770On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Collected Writings of Samson Occom, MoheganSamson OccomSamson Occom The Collected Writings of Samson Occom, MoheganThe Collected Writings of Samson Occom, MoheganSamson Occom · 1750s-1790sOn 1 listThe Great BooksShe Stoops to ConquerOliver GoldsmithShe Stoops to ConquerOliver Goldsmith · 1773On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Journal of John WoolmanJohn WoolmanThe Journal of John WoolmanJohn Woolman · 1774On 1 listThe Great BooksThe School for ScandalRichard Brinsley SheridanThe School for ScandalRichard Brinsley Sheridan · 1777On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Lives of the PoetsSamuel JohnsonSamuel Johnson The Lives of the PoetsThe Lives of the PoetsSamuel Johnson · 1779-1781On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Education of the Human RaceGotthold Ephraim LessingThe Education of the Human RaceGotthold Ephraim Lessing · 1780On 1 listThe Great BooksProlegomena to Any Future MetaphysicsImmanuel KantProlegomena to Any Future MetaphysicsImmanuel Kant · 1783On 1 listThe Great BooksPoems and SongsRobert BurnsRobert Burns Poems and SongsPoems and SongsRobert Burns · 1786-1796On 1 listThe Great BooksEgmontJohann Wolfgang von GoetheEgmontJohann Wolfgang von Goethe · 1788On 1 list
An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and LegislationJeremy Bentham · 1789On 1 listThe Great BooksA Vindication of the Rights of MenMary WollstonecraftA Vindication of the Rights of MenMary Wollstonecraft · 1790On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Autobiography of Benjamin FranklinBenjamin FranklinThe Autobiography of Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin · 1771On 1 listThe Great BooksDeclaration of the Rights of WomanOlympe de GougesDeclaration of the Rights of WomanOlympe de Gouges · 1791On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Debate between Sieyès and PaineEmmanuel Joseph Sieyès and Thomas PaineThe Debate between Sieyès and PaineEmmanuel Joseph Sieyès and Thomas Paine · 1791On 1 listThe Great BooksPolitical WritingsNicolas de CondorcetPolitical WritingsNicolas de Condorcet · 1786-1794On 1 listThe Great BooksLetters upon the Aesthetic Education of ManFriedrich SchillerLetters upon the Aesthetic Education of ManFriedrich Schiller · 1795On 1 listThe Great BooksA Letter to a Noble LordEdmund BurkeA Letter to a Noble LordEdmund Burke · 1796On 1 listThe Great BooksWashington's Farewell AddressGeorge WashingtonWashington's Farewell AddressGeorge Washington · 1796On 1 listThe Great BooksHermann and DorotheaJohann Wolfgang von GoetheHermann and DorotheaJohann Wolfgang von Goethe · 1797On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Metaphysics of MoralsImmanuel KantThe Metaphysics of MoralsImmanuel Kant · 1797On 1 listThe Great BooksLyrical BalladsWilliam WordsworthLyrical BalladsWilliam Wordsworth · 1798On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Rime of the Ancient MarinerSamuel Taylor ColeridgeThe Rime of the Ancient MarinerSamuel Taylor Coleridge · 1798On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Three Original Publications on Vaccination Against SmallpoxEdward JennerThe Three Original Publications on Vaccination Against SmallpoxEdward Jenner · 1798-1800On 1 list
Adam Smith The Wealth of NationsThe Wealth of NationsAdam Smith · 1776On 8 listsGroundwork of the Metaphysics of MoralsImmanuel Kant · 1785On 8 listsThe Great BooksThe Constitution of the United StatesAnonymousThe Constitution of the United StatesAnonymous · 1787On 7 listsThe Great BooksAn Enquiry Concerning Human UnderstandingDavid HumeAn Enquiry Concerning Human UnderstandingDavid Hume · 1748On 6 listsThe Great BooksThe Social ContractJean-Jacques RousseauThe Social ContractJean-Jacques Rousseau · 1762On 6 listsThe Great BooksThe Declaration of IndependenceThomas JeffersonThe Declaration of IndependenceThomas Jefferson · 1776On 6 listsGulliver's TravelsJonathan Swift · 1726On 5 listsImmanuel Kant Critique of Pure ReasonCritique of Pure ReasonImmanuel Kant · 1781On 5 listsAlexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay The Federalist PapersThe Federalist PapersAlexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay · 1787-1788On 5 listsThe Great BooksPrinciples of Human KnowledgeGeorge BerkeleyPrinciples of Human KnowledgeGeorge Berkeley · 1710On 4 listsIsaac Newton OpticksOpticksIsaac Newton · 1704On 3 listsMonadologyGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz · 1714On 3 listsThe Great BooksA Treatise of Human NatureDavid HumeDavid Hume A Treatise of Human NatureA Treatise of Human NatureDavid Hume · 1739-1740On 3 listsCandideVoltaire · 1759On 3 listsEdward Gibbon The Decline and Fall of the Roman EmpireThe Decline and Fall of the Roman EmpireEdward Gibbon · 1776-1789On 3 listsAntoine Lavoisier Elements of ChemistryElements of ChemistryAntoine Lavoisier · 1789On 3 listsThe Great BooksAn Essay on ManAlexander PopeAn Essay on ManAlexander Pope · 1733-1734On 2 listsThe Great BooksLetters on the EnglishVoltaireLetters on the EnglishVoltaire · 1733On 2 listsMontesquieu The Spirit of the LawsThe Spirit of the LawsMontesquieu · 1748On 2 listsThe Great BooksDiscourse on Political EconomyJean-Jacques RousseauDiscourse on Political EconomyJean-Jacques Rousseau · 1755On 2 listsThe Great BooksArticles of ConfederationContinental CongressArticles of ConfederationContinental Congress · 1777On 2 listsThe Great BooksDon GiovanniWolfgang Amadeus MozartDon GiovanniWolfgang Amadeus Mozart · 1787On 2 listsThe Great BooksCritique of Practical ReasonImmanuel KantCritique of Practical ReasonImmanuel Kant · 1788On 2 listsThe Great BooksDeclaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (1789)French National AssemblyDeclaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (1789)French National Assembly · 1789On 2 listsThe Great BooksCritique of JudgmentImmanuel KantImmanuel Kant Critique of JudgmentCritique of JudgmentImmanuel Kant · 1790On 2 listsReflections on the Revolution in FranceEdmund Burke · 1790On 2 listsJames Boswell Life of Samuel JohnsonLife of Samuel JohnsonJames Boswell · 1791On 2 listsThe Great BooksA Vindication of the Rights of WomanMary WollstonecraftA Vindication of the Rights of WomanMary Wollstonecraft · 1792On 2 listsThe Great BooksThe Way of the WorldWilliam CongreveThe Way of the WorldWilliam Congreve · 1700On 1 listThe Great BooksA Tale of a TubJonathan SwiftA Tale of a TubJonathan Swift · 1704On 1 listThe Great BooksNew Essays Concerning Human UnderstandingGottfried Wilhelm LeibnizGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz New Essays Concerning Human UnderstandingNew Essays Concerning Human UnderstandingGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz · 1704On 1 listThe Great BooksJournal to StellaJonathan SwiftJonathan Swift Journal to StellaJournal to StellaJonathan Swift · 1710On 1 listThe Great BooksAn Essay on CriticismAlexander PopeAn Essay on CriticismAlexander Pope · 1711On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Rape of the LockAlexander PopeThe Rape of the LockAlexander Pope · 1712On 1 listThe Great BooksThree Dialogues Between Hylas and PhilonousGeorge BerkeleyThree Dialogues Between Hylas and PhilonousGeorge Berkeley · 1713On 1 listPrinciples of Nature and GraceGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz · 1714On 1 listThe Great BooksRobinson CrusoeDaniel DefoeRobinson CrusoeDaniel Defoe · 1719On 1 listThe Great BooksPersian LettersMontesquieuPersian LettersMontesquieu · 1721On 1 listThe Great BooksSt. Matthew PassionJohann Sebastian BachSt. Matthew PassionJohann Sebastian Bach · 1727On 1 listThe Great BooksA Modest ProposalJonathan SwiftA Modest ProposalJonathan Swift · 1729On 1 listThe Great BooksEssays, Moral and PoliticalDavid HumeEssays, Moral and PoliticalDavid Hume · 1741-1742On 1 listThe Great BooksJoseph AndrewsHenry FieldingJoseph AndrewsHenry Fielding · 1742On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Vanity of Human WishesSamuel JohnsonThe Vanity of Human WishesSamuel Johnson · 1749On 1 listThe Great BooksTom JonesHenry FieldingHenry Fielding Tom JonesTom JonesHenry Fielding · 1749On 1 listThe Great BooksElegy Written in a Country ChurchyardThomas GrayElegy Written in a Country ChurchyardThomas Gray · 1751On 1 listThe Great BooksA Dictionary of the English LanguageSamuel JohnsonSamuel Johnson A Dictionary of the English LanguageA Dictionary of the English LanguageSamuel Johnson · 1755On 1 listThe Great BooksA Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and BeautifulEdmund BurkeA Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and BeautifulEdmund Burke · 1757On 1 listThe Great BooksOf the Standard of TasteDavid HumeOf the Standard of TasteDavid Hume · 1757On 1 listThe Great BooksRasselasSamuel JohnsonRasselasSamuel Johnson · 1759On 1 listAdam Smith The Theory of Moral SentimentsThe Theory of Moral SentimentsAdam Smith · 1759On 1 listLaurence Sterne Tristram ShandyTristram ShandyLaurence Sterne · 1759-1767On 1 listJean-Jacques Rousseau EmileEmileJean-Jacques Rousseau · 1762On 1 listProfession of Faith of a Savoyard VicarJean-Jacques Rousseau · 1762On 1 listThe Great BooksRameau's NephewDenis DiderotRameau's NephewDenis Diderot · c. 1761On 1 listThe Great BooksLondon JournalJames BoswellJames Boswell London JournalLondon JournalJames Boswell · 1762On 1 listThe Great BooksPhilosophical DictionaryVoltaireVoltaire Philosophical DictionaryPhilosophical DictionaryVoltaire · 1764On 1 listThe Great BooksPreface to ShakespeareSamuel JohnsonPreface to ShakespeareSamuel Johnson · 1765On 1 listThe Great BooksMinna von BarnhelmGotthold Ephraim LessingMinna von BarnhelmGotthold Ephraim Lessing · 1767On 1 listA Sentimental Journey Through France and ItalyLaurence Sterne · 1768On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Deserted VillageOliver GoldsmithThe Deserted VillageOliver Goldsmith · 1770On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Collected Writings of Samson Occom, MoheganSamson OccomSamson Occom The Collected Writings of Samson Occom, MoheganThe Collected Writings of Samson Occom, MoheganSamson Occom · 1750s-1790sOn 1 listThe Great BooksShe Stoops to ConquerOliver GoldsmithShe Stoops to ConquerOliver Goldsmith · 1773On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Journal of John WoolmanJohn WoolmanThe Journal of John WoolmanJohn Woolman · 1774On 1 listThe Great BooksThe School for ScandalRichard Brinsley SheridanThe School for ScandalRichard Brinsley Sheridan · 1777On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Lives of the PoetsSamuel JohnsonSamuel Johnson The Lives of the PoetsThe Lives of the PoetsSamuel Johnson · 1779-1781On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Education of the Human RaceGotthold Ephraim LessingThe Education of the Human RaceGotthold Ephraim Lessing · 1780On 1 listThe Great BooksProlegomena to Any Future MetaphysicsImmanuel KantProlegomena to Any Future MetaphysicsImmanuel Kant · 1783On 1 listThe Great BooksPoems and SongsRobert BurnsRobert Burns Poems and SongsPoems and SongsRobert Burns · 1786-1796On 1 listThe Great BooksEgmontJohann Wolfgang von GoetheEgmontJohann Wolfgang von Goethe · 1788On 1 listAn Introduction to the Principles of Morals and LegislationJeremy Bentham · 1789On 1 listThe Great BooksA Vindication of the Rights of MenMary WollstonecraftA Vindication of the Rights of MenMary Wollstonecraft · 1790On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Autobiography of Benjamin FranklinBenjamin FranklinThe Autobiography of Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin · 1771On 1 listThe Great BooksDeclaration of the Rights of WomanOlympe de GougesDeclaration of the Rights of WomanOlympe de Gouges · 1791On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Debate between Sieyès and PaineEmmanuel Joseph Sieyès and Thomas PaineThe Debate between Sieyès and PaineEmmanuel Joseph Sieyès and Thomas Paine · 1791On 1 listThe Great BooksPolitical WritingsNicolas de CondorcetPolitical WritingsNicolas de Condorcet · 1786-1794On 1 listThe Great BooksLetters upon the Aesthetic Education of ManFriedrich SchillerLetters upon the Aesthetic Education of ManFriedrich Schiller · 1795On 1 listThe Great BooksA Letter to a Noble LordEdmund BurkeA Letter to a Noble LordEdmund Burke · 1796On 1 listThe Great BooksWashington's Farewell AddressGeorge WashingtonWashington's Farewell AddressGeorge Washington · 1796On 1 listThe Great BooksHermann and DorotheaJohann Wolfgang von GoetheHermann and DorotheaJohann Wolfgang von Goethe · 1797On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Metaphysics of MoralsImmanuel KantThe Metaphysics of MoralsImmanuel Kant · 1797On 1 listThe Great BooksLyrical BalladsWilliam WordsworthLyrical BalladsWilliam Wordsworth · 1798On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Rime of the Ancient MarinerSamuel Taylor ColeridgeThe Rime of the Ancient MarinerSamuel Taylor Coleridge · 1798On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Three Original Publications on Vaccination Against SmallpoxEdward JennerThe Three Original Publications on Vaccination Against SmallpoxEdward Jenner · 1798-1800On 1 list