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 2000-series course or dept.’s permission. Students may not also receive credit for HIST 4725. (sem 3) cr 3
