The American Revolution and the Enlightenment
The American Revolution as the political culmination of Enlightenment ideas, from its causes to the founding documents.
Movements & Events
The salons, encyclopedias, revolutions, and reform movements through which Enlightenment ideas changed the world.
The Encyclopédie
The Encyclopédie, the great collaborative project of the French Enlightenment, and its lasting influence on modern thought.
The Enlightenment and Education
Enlightenment theories of education, the great educational reformers, and their lasting influence on modern pedagogy.
The Enlightenment Salons
The salons of the Enlightenment: their role in eighteenth-century intellectual life and lasting influence on modern culture.
The French Revolution and the Enlightenment
The French Revolution as the political culmination of the French Enlightenment: causes, key events, and lasting influence.
- The Causes of the French Revolution
- The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
- The Declaration of the Rights of Woman
- The French Revolution's Influence on Latin American Independence
- The Haitian Revolution and the Limits of Enlightenment Universalism
- The Rights of Man in the French Revolution
- The Terror
- Timeline of the French Revolution