Collection 15

The Enlightenment

The 18th-century rupture: reason, rights, and the systematic dismantling of inherited authority.

What can reason alone achieve — and where does it stop?

Level 1·Accessible
  • Candide
    Voltaire
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    Candide
    Voltaire
Level 2·Engagement
  • Second Treatise of Government
    John Locke
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    Second Treatise of Government
    John Locke
  • The Wealth of Nations
    Adam Smith
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    The Wealth of Nations
    Adam Smith
  • The Social Contract
    Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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    The Social Contract
    Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  • Discourse on the Method
    René Descartes
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    Discourse on the Method
    René Descartes
  • Confessions
    Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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    Confessions
    Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Level 3·Advanced
  • Critique of Pure Reason
    Immanuel Kant
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    Critique of Pure Reason
    Immanuel Kant