Of their two books, Du Châtelet’s The Institutions of Physics (1740) had the most impact. It went into four editions and influenced Enlightenment thinkers ranging from the editors of the Encyclopédie ...

Outside France especially, Enlightenment thinkers did not necessarily treat reason and religion as ... many clerics preached a world-affirming theology that celebrated the advance of liberal ideas.

LAHORE: Pakistani-American historian Ayesha Jalal says most people believe that enlightenment ... engaged with the new ideas. Syed Ahmad was telling the Muslims that their bigotry with the new ...

The concept of infinity has fascinated philosophers, mathematicians, and theologians since ancient times. The notion of ...

The Enlightenment marks for many the birth of the Modern Age and evokes ideals of religious tolerance, political emancipation and human betterment. But how were such ideals expressed and what were ...

Secularism has long been viewed as integral to modernization due to its connection with the Enlightenment. The broad ...

Trump’s second presidency could derail progress, dismantle Enlightenment values, and reshape global politics for the worse.

For 10 years we have heard the far right’s cry to Make America Great Again. But how did America become a superpower; what is ...