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Review Article: Communities of Enlightenment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 1998

Robert E. Goodin
Robert E. Goodin*
Affiliation:
Philosophy Program, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University
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The Enlightenment model of social life is a seductive one. It depicts rational (or anyway reasoning) individuals choosing goals and plans and projects for themselves, with those autonomous individuals then coming together, of their own volition, in pursuit of shared interests and common goals. This founding fiction of the modern social world is well captured in the words of one Renaissance writer, who has God saying to Adam:

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Research Article
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British Journal of Political Science , Volume 28 , Issue 3 , July 1998 , pp. 531 - 558
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1998

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Footnotes

I am grateful for comments from Diane Gibson, Russell Hardin, Albert Weale and an anonymous referee.