This ebook anthology includes eight defining pieces of literature from the French Age of Enlightenment (c. 1650-c.1800). The defining feature of the Enlightenment was the embrace of reason as the primary source and legitimacy for authority. The Enlightenment marked an increase in learning, philosophy, political development, literature, and science.This collection includes works by important Enlightenment figures such as Diderot, Montesquieu, Voltaire, Condorcet, and Rousseau.Includes an active table of contents for easy navigation.The Spirit of LawsMontesquieuCandideVoltairePhilosphical LettersVoltaireConfessionsJean-Jacques RousseauInequality Among MenJean-Jacques RousseauThe Social ContractJean-Jacques RousseauRameau’s NephewDenis DiderotOutlines of an Historical View of the Progress of the Human MindMarie-Jean-Antoine-Nicolas Caritat, Marquis de Condorcet