The American Enlightenment, 1750-1820Harvard University Press, 1997 - 220 страница This concise literary history of the American Enlightenment captures the varied and conflicting voices of religious and political conviction in the decades when the new nation was formed. Robert Ferguson's trenchant interpretation yields new understanding of this pivotal period for American culture. |
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... arguing in 1748 for the ascendency of a trained clergy ( The Right and Duty of Private Judgment ) , and the ... argument . “ I am rather as a Servant that Has a Great work assigned Him , ” she writes the Reverend Joseph Fish on ...
... arguing in 1748 for the ascendency of a trained clergy ( The Right and Duty of Private Judgment ) , and the ... argument . “ I am rather as a Servant that Has a Great work assigned Him , ” she writes the Reverend Joseph Fish on ...
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... argument in revolutionary America . As Elias Canetti will later elaborate on Paine's realiza- tion , " We can take it for granted that no member of a nation ever sees himself alone . " The national argument in Common Sense is more an ...
... argument in revolutionary America . As Elias Canetti will later elaborate on Paine's realiza- tion , " We can take it for granted that no member of a nation ever sees himself alone . " The national argument in Common Sense is more an ...
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... argument . There is the felt pressure of a righteous response , the tacit knowledge that some republicans will find the argument a shame- ful one . This realization becomes acute in Federalist No. 54. Madison struggles with the ...
... argument . There is the felt pressure of a righteous response , the tacit knowledge that some republicans will find the argument a shame- ful one . This realization becomes acute in Federalist No. 54. Madison struggles with the ...
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What Is Enlightenment? Some American Answers | 22 |
Religious Voices | 44 |
Writing the Revolution | 80 |
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