The Enlightenment

At school or in a public library, begin by using the Computer Catalog (Lemon Bay's OPAC)
to do a Subject Search using the following

Search Terms -
Enlightenment
Eighteenth Century
Modern Philosophy
Rationalism
Names of Individuals (ex. Descartes, Pascal, Rousseau)

Call Numbers for Books on this subject are usually
940.2 OR 909.7 OR 190
See Also: Biographies

General Encyclopedias are a good starting place to get basic, background information about a subject.
Use the Index (usually the last volume) to locate your subject.

The following sets of encyclopedias are available in our media center:
  • The World Book Encyclopedia
  • Encyclopedia Britannica
  • Compton's Encyclopedia

    • Print Resources - Circulating Books:
    The Age of Enlightenment, Vol. 1 & 2 - 940.2 AGE
    Headlines in History: The 1700s - 940.2 170
    Age of Enlightenment - 901.933 GAY
    Architecture of the French Enlightenment - 720.94 BRA
    Conflict and Change - 909.7
    Age of Reason Begins - 940.2 DUR
    History of Philosophy & Great Thinkers - 190 OLI
    Rousseau and Revolution - 940.2 DUR Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment - 940.2 ENC

    History of the Modern World - REF 909.8 HIS
    European Writers, Vol. 3 & 4 - REF 809 EUR

    Online Databases -
    If you plan on accessing these sites from home,
    be sure to ask the media specialists for the password-you'll need it!
    Grolier Multimedia Online
    eLibrary

    Websites -

    Eighteenth-Century Studies http://eserver.org/18th/
    The Age of Enlightenment - Historical Background http://www.culture.gouv.fr/lumiere/documents/files/cadre_historique.html
    Internet Modern History Sourcebook : Enlightenment - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook10.html

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