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The Birth of the Modern Mind: The Intellectual History of the 17th and 18th Centuries

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12H 35min
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Religion & Spirituality

Between 1600 and 1800, Europe was seized by an intellectual revolution that challenged previous ways of understanding and sparked radical changes in thought and life. Learn about the age of Newton, Descartes, Pascal, Locke, Rousseau, and more from one of world’s leading intellectual historians.

© 2023 The Great Courses (Audiobook): 9781682765784

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Audiobook: 13 September 2023

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