As we kick off the year commemorating the 250th anniversary of the establishment of the United States Army, we’ll reflect on the rich legacy of service, highlighting events that marked periods in our ...
In this interview, exclusive for CounterPunch, Richard Whatmore discusses his latest book, The End of Enlightenment: Empire, Commerce, Crisis (Penguin, 2023). In a world that demands highly rational ...
The Prussian king admired the commander of the Continental Army. But the two statesmen had different conceptions of ...
On Sunday, David Brooks discussed theories of the French and Scottish Enlightenments and their relevance to contemporary American politics. In his definitions, he lumped Edmund Burke with Scottish ...
During the Age of Reason, the Enlightenment thinkers realized that human reasoning provided a better understanding of our ...
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How Enlightenment ideas shaped modern nations
In the 18th and 19th centuries, Enlightenment ideals like natural rights, liberty, and reason ignited waves of political revolutions and nationalism across the globe. These philosophies inspired the ...
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