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Unbelievable: D’Holbach’s Salon and the Rise of Radical Enlightenment in the 18th Century

Matthew McIntosh — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 15:36:53 +0000

Paul Henri Thiry d’Holbach stands as one of the most systematic and uncompromising figures of the eighteenth century

Matthew McIntosh — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 14:04:00 +0000

By transferring moral and political legitimacy from revelation to reason, the Enlightenment recast the relationship between the human

Matthew McIntosh — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 14:04:18 +0000

Across these three eras, the philosophy of consciousness unfolds not as a straight line, but as a shifting

Matthew McIntosh — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 15:08:36 +0000

The state of nature features in the systems of many different early modern philosophers. Introduction The state of

Matthew McIntosh — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 15:01:17 +0000

Weekly salon gatherings were held in special rooms where guests could mingle and talk in small groups. Introduction

Matthew McIntosh — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 14:18:19 +0000

He wrote treatises and histories touching on a wide variety of subjects. Originally published by Newberry Digital Collections

Matthew McIntosh — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 15:17:17 +0000

The coffeehouse was essentially a hotbed for Enlightenment thought and served as the social home of the era.

Matthew McIntosh — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 17:07:36 +0000

Using modern technology to understand a network of eighteenth-century thinkers. Introduction In 1734, Voltaire fled Paris to the

Matthew McIntosh — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 17:18:49 +0000

The London coffeehouses of the 17th and 18th centuries were the engines of creation that helped drive the

Matthew McIntosh — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 18:07:02 +0000

Dog collars, which were previously utilitarian devices for controlling the animals, became ornate works of art. Introduction In