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Enlightenment and Classical Ideas in 18th Century America

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January 11, 2021

Author Caroline Winterer (The Culture of Classicism) discussed how America's founders were influenced by Greek and Roman philosophies as wel… read more

Author Caroline Winterer (The Culture of Classicism) discussed how America's founders were influenced by Greek and Roman philosophies as well those from the enlightenment. She also talked about how these classical ideas were used to argue for and against slavery in the antebellum period. close

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Enlightenment and Classical Ideas in 18th Century America

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507380-1
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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