Patrons of enlightenment

Andrew, Edward, 1941-

Patrons of enlightenment Edward G. Andrew. - Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, (c)2006. ©2006 - 1 online resource (284 pages)

Includes bibliographies and index.

Patronage of philosophy -- Enlightenment and print culture -- Seneca in the age of Frederick and Catherine -- Patronage and the modes of liberal tolerance: Bayle, Care, and Locke -- Voltaire and his female protectors -- Scottish universities and their patrons: Argyll, Bute, and Dundas -- Independence in theory and practice: D'Alembert and Rousseau -- Samuel Johnson and the question of enlightenment in England -- Irish antagonists: Burke and Shelburne.



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Enlightenment.
Philosophers--History--Europe--18th century.
Authors and patrons--History--Europe--18th century.


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