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Peer reviewedGough, Hugh – International Journal of Social Education, 1988
Traces the development of radicalism from the 1789 French Revolution to the present. States that radical philosophy has its roots in rationalism and Enlightenment thought and was linked to positivism during the nineteenth century. Despite the failings of radicalism and the Radical Party, the radical tradition set precedents for current political…
Descriptors: European History, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, History Instruction
Download full textDonato, Clorinda; And Others – 1992
This resource book provides 26 learning activities with background materials for teaching about the Enlightenment. Topics include: (1) "What Was the Enlightenment?"; (2) "An Introduction to the Philosophes"; (3) "Was the Enlightenment a Revolt Against Rationalism?"; (4) "Were the Philosophes Democrats? A…
Descriptors: Eighteenth Century Literature, European History, Foreign Countries, French Literature
