Philosophers and Pamphleteers

This volume discusses the ideas of six leading thinkers of the French Enlightenment: Montesquieu, Voltaire, Rousseau, Diderot, Holbach, and Condorcet. A general introduction surveys the political theories of the Enlightenment, setting them in the context of the political realities of 18th-century France. The first book of its kind on the subject, Philosophers and Pamphleteers brings a welcome, new perspective to the study of French political thought during a fascinating historical era.Cranston, Maurice W. is the author of 'Philosophers and Pamphleteers', published 1986 under ISBN 9780192891891 and ISBN 0192891898.