Revised reading assignment in Kramnick, "Portable Enlightenment Reader"
I made a bit of a mistake in the way I parceled out the selections in Kramnick, ed., The Portable Enlightenment Reader.
Instead of what the syllabus says, let me try to give a more specific assignment here that will both fit the lectures better and also be less reading. This week, start with Kramnick's introduction and the first selection in the book, Kant's "What is Enlightenment?" (pp. 1-7). Then move on to the following selections: Condorcet in Part One (pp. 26-38); Bacon, Newton, Voltaire, Condorcet, and Franklin in Part Two (pp. 39-48, 51-60, 64-69, 73-74); Bayle, Locke, and d'Holbach in Part Three (pp. 75-90, 140-150); Descartes, Locke, and Voltaire in the "Mind and Ideas" section of Part Four (pp. 181-188, 190-195); all of the selections under "Education and Childhood" in Part Four (pp. 222-242), the Hutcheson and Smith selections under "Manners and Morals" (pp. 275-287); the selections by Turgot, Smith, Priestley, and Condorcet under "Progress and History" in Part Five (pp. 361-363, 378-380, 382-395); the selections from Locke and Montesquieu under "Politics and the State" in Part Five (pp. 395-416); and finally, the selections by Montesquieu, Beccaria, and Voltaire under "Crime and Punishment" in Part Five (pp. 515-535).
In terms of page numbers, that translates to: ix-xxv, 1-7, 26-48, 51-60, 64-69, 73-90, 140-150, 181-188, 190-195, 222-242, 275-287, 361-363, 378-380, 382-416, 515-535. This supersedes the syllabus, but not any additional assignment your TA may have given you in conjunction with the discussion.
While something like a 1/4th of the whole book, some of you may still find that a lot. Among this assigned material, focus on introduction, Kant, and Locke most of all. A sort of guide to some of the ideas you should be getting out of Locke can be found in some old discussion questions I wrote. Hutcheson, Montesquieu, Smith, and Beccaria will also be directly addressed in the lectures, so keep them on your short list as well.
Next week and the week after there will be a very few other selections assigned from this book, mostly the American stuff directly related to the Revolution.
Instead of what the syllabus says, let me try to give a more specific assignment here that will both fit the lectures better and also be less reading. This week, start with Kramnick's introduction and the first selection in the book, Kant's "What is Enlightenment?" (pp. 1-7). Then move on to the following selections: Condorcet in Part One (pp. 26-38); Bacon, Newton, Voltaire, Condorcet, and Franklin in Part Two (pp. 39-48, 51-60, 64-69, 73-74); Bayle, Locke, and d'Holbach in Part Three (pp. 75-90, 140-150); Descartes, Locke, and Voltaire in the "Mind and Ideas" section of Part Four (pp. 181-188, 190-195); all of the selections under "Education and Childhood" in Part Four (pp. 222-242), the Hutcheson and Smith selections under "Manners and Morals" (pp. 275-287); the selections by Turgot, Smith, Priestley, and Condorcet under "Progress and History" in Part Five (pp. 361-363, 378-380, 382-395); the selections from Locke and Montesquieu under "Politics and the State" in Part Five (pp. 395-416); and finally, the selections by Montesquieu, Beccaria, and Voltaire under "Crime and Punishment" in Part Five (pp. 515-535).
In terms of page numbers, that translates to: ix-xxv, 1-7, 26-48, 51-60, 64-69, 73-90, 140-150, 181-188, 190-195, 222-242, 275-287, 361-363, 378-380, 382-416, 515-535. This supersedes the syllabus, but not any additional assignment your TA may have given you in conjunction with the discussion.
While something like a 1/4th of the whole book, some of you may still find that a lot. Among this assigned material, focus on introduction, Kant, and Locke most of all. A sort of guide to some of the ideas you should be getting out of Locke can be found in some old discussion questions I wrote. Hutcheson, Montesquieu, Smith, and Beccaria will also be directly addressed in the lectures, so keep them on your short list as well.
Next week and the week after there will be a very few other selections assigned from this book, mostly the American stuff directly related to the Revolution.
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