http://www.netvouz.com/RawSugarDemo/tag/philosophers?feed=rss RawSugarDemo's bookmarks tagged "philosophers" on Netvouz http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/aesthetics-18th-french/ "The birth of aesthetics as a field lies at the junction between Enlightenment ideals and the teachings of taste: reason is no longer seen as a truth system but increasingly as a faculty of testing and evaluating, and accordingly it cannot put aside as irrelevant the lessons of sentiment and individuality." Read more about this philosophy here. Philosophy > Philosophers RawSugarDemo Thu, 25 May 2006 20:19:21 GMT http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/rous.htm This is a short biography of Rousseau and his works. Philosophy > Philosophers RawSugarDemo Thu, 25 May 2006 20:23:00 GMT http://www.humesociety.org/ This is the home page of the Hume Society. It contains resources and information about David Hume and the society dedicated to his life and works. Philosophy > Philosophers RawSugarDemo Tue, 10 Jan 2006 21:02:36 GMT http://www.history1700s.com/articles/article1036.shtml Enlightened Philosophers, such as Voltaire and Diderot, and the Physiocrats, who were ministers to the French court, did not wish to limit the powers of the Monarchies. They attempted to persuade European Rulers to redirect power towards the rationalization of economic and political structures and the liberation of intellectual life. Regions > Europe > European history RawSugarDemo Mon, 23 Jan 2006 16:28:56 GMT http://www.ucl.ac.uk/Bentham-Project/index.htm The Bentham Project is attempting to produce new scholarly editions of this mans works. Philosophy > Philosophers RawSugarDemo Tue, 10 Jan 2006 21:01:56 GMT http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/voltaire.htm Read this short biography of Voltaire and learn how he affectect 18th century life and thought. Philosophy > Philosophers RawSugarDemo Thu, 25 May 2006 20:26:40 GMT http://history.hanover.edu/early/voltaire.html This page at Hanover University has links to Voltaire's works and other resources about the philosopher. Philosophy > Philosophers RawSugarDemo Tue, 10 Jan 2006 21:03:18 GMT http://www.visitvoltaire.com/index.html The Chateau de Cirey was the home of Voltaire for 15 years. This web site explains why and also has more information on France's greatest writer. Regions > Europe > European history RawSugarDemo Sat, 22 Apr 2006 17:45:44 GMT