The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge; exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution; Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print; making them highly accessible to libraries; undergraduate students; and independent scholars.The Age of Enlightenment profoundly enriched religious and philosophical understanding and continues to influence present-day thinking. Works collected here include masterpieces by David Hume; Immanuel Kant; and Jean-Jacques Rousseau; as well as religious sermons and moral debates on the issues of the day; such as the slave trade. The Age of Reason saw conflict between Protestantism and Catholicism transformed into one between faith and logic -- a debate that continues in the twenty-first century.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:++++John Rylands University Library of ManchesterT148287London : printed for the author; and sold by T. Payne and Son; L. Davis; B. White and Son; and G. Nichol; 1787. xii;227;[1]p. ; 8°
#6155852 in Books Christer Petley 2016-01-22Original language:English 9.21 x .47 x 6.14l; .70 #File Name: 1138663794224 pagesSlaveholders in Jamaica Colonial Society and Culture During the Era of Abolition
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