Before you rise from your seat to protest ... of postmodernism is used to sanction an uncritical defense of the Enlightenment.” The passage in my first lecture to which you are referring ...

Anxiety about the threat of atheism was rampant in the early modern period, yet fully documented examples of openly expressed irreligious opinion are surprisingly rare. England and Scotland saw only a ...

The term "Enlightenment," rooted in an intellectual ... deserving of equal liberty and treatment before the law; 6) beliefs of any sort should be accepted only on the basis of reason, and not ...

Challenging modern perceptions, textile art holds cultural significance beyond its recent recognition in fine art” ...

It is the last period in the Mesozoic Era. It comes after the Jurassic Period and before the Paleogene - the first period of the Cenozoic Era, our current era. It lasted a long time, nearly 80 million ...

Châtelet’s scientific contributions were appreciated by some, then forgotten by all. But redeeming her as a mind shouldn’t ...

How did the research universities of the Enlightenment come into being? And what debt do they owe to scholars of the previous era? Focusing on the career of German polymath Johann Daniel Major ...

Gabrielle Émilie le Tonnelier-de-Breteuil, known as the Marquise du Châtelet after her marriage at age 18 ... presentation of ...

“He shared the idea commonly held during the Age of Enlightenment, that the enlightened ... The initiatives for miscegenation and integration of the Indigenous population were not even discussed ...

It is important to keep in mind that all expenses incurred during the grace period must be claimed before the run-out period ends. Any money remaining in the account at the end of the run-out ...

Period bloating can be so uncomfortable. Right before that time of the month enters my life, I find myself wanting to wear ...