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A New History of the Beginnings of the German Enlightenment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2023

Martin Mulsow
Translated by
H. C. Erik Midelfort
Martin Mulsow
Affiliation:
University of Erfurt
H. C. Erik Midelfort
Affiliation:
University of Virginia
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We are familiar with the standard story about the origins of the Enlightenment in Germany. The Enlightenment supposedly began in the 1680s with Christian Thomasius and the University of Halle, founded in 1694, which became its first center. In Halle, Thomasius and his students developed a philosophy that was grounded in Samuel Pufendorf’s ideas of natural law and drew on the sensualism of John Locke.

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The Hidden Origins of the German Enlightenment , pp. 1 - 18
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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  • Introduction
  • Martin Mulsow, University of Erfurt
  • Translated by H. C. Erik Midelfort, University of Virginia
  • Book: The Hidden Origins of the German Enlightenment
  • Online publication: 29 June 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009241168.001
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  • Introduction
  • Martin Mulsow, University of Erfurt
  • Translated by H. C. Erik Midelfort, University of Virginia
  • Book: The Hidden Origins of the German Enlightenment
  • Online publication: 29 June 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009241168.001
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  • Introduction
  • Martin Mulsow, University of Erfurt
  • Translated by H. C. Erik Midelfort, University of Virginia
  • Book: The Hidden Origins of the German Enlightenment
  • Online publication: 29 June 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009241168.001
Available formats
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