Table of Contents:**

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Chapter 1

: The Enlightenment Philosophers**
1. The Philosophical Foundations of Enlightenment Thought
2. Rationalism vs. Empiricism: Debates and Dialogues
3. The Encyclopédie and the Dissemination of Knowledge
4. Voltaire: Critique of Religion and Advocacy for Reason
5. Montesquieu: Political Theory and the Spirit of the Laws
6. Diderot: Editor of the Encyclopédie and Champion of Materialism
7. Rousseau: Social Contract Theory and the Ideal Society

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Chapter 2

: Science and Reason**
1. The Scientific Revolution and its Impact on Enlightenment Thinking
2. Newtonian Physics and the Mechanistic Universe
3. Enlightenment Views on Medicine and Health
4. Enlightenment Contributions to Mathematics and Astronomy
5. The Spread of Scientific Knowledge through Salons and Societies
6. Challenges to Scientific Orthodoxy: Skepticism and Critique
7. Women in Science: Contributions and Constraints

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Chapter 3

: Enlightenment and Politics**
1. The Enlightenment Critique of Absolute Monarchy
2. Constitutionalism and the Rule of Law
3. The Social Contract and the Idea of Popular Sovereignty
4. Enlightened Despotism vs. Republicanism
5. The Influence of Enlightenment Ideas on the American and French Revolutions
6. Challenges to Traditional Authority: The Role of the Public Sphere
7. The Legacy of Enlightenment Political Thought in Modern Democracy

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Chapter 4

: Enlightenment and Religion**
1. Religious Toleration and the Critique of Religious Authority
2. Deism: Rational Religion and Natural Theology
3. The Enlightenment Critique of Superstition and Dogma
4. Atheism and Skepticism: Challenges to Religious Orthodoxy
5. Secularism vs. Religious Fundamentalism
6. Enlightenment Views on Morality and Ethics
7. Religious Pluralism and the Quest for Universal Truths

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Chapter 5

: Enlightenment and Society**
1. The Enlightenment and the Rights of Man
2. Gender and Enlightenment: Debates on Women's Equality
3. Slavery and Colonialism: Enlightenment Critiques of Empire
4. Education and Enlightenment: The Spread of Literacy and Learning
5. The Enlightenment and the Arts: Literature, Music, and Visual Culture
6. Enlightenment Salons: Spaces of Intellectual Exchange and Sociability
7. The Legacy of Enlightenment Ideas in Modern Society