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Enlightenment: Websites

Suggested Enlightenment Websites

The Rise of Absolutism - Fordham University
Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment - Fordham University
The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Stanford University

CURRENT EVENT CONNECTIONS

NOTE:

Only use these sites if your assignment requires you to link Enlightenment ideas to current news events.
Newsweek
News Magazine
NPR News
Website with daily news articles to print or listen to radio version.
  • Search by Keyword  (Magnifier icon on top bar)
  • OR:   Narrow Articles with the Category list
Time Magazine
Current Issues & Breaking News Magazine
New York Times
National & International Newspaper

A+ Sources

Authoritative 

  • Author identified?
  • Author's qualifications?

Accurate

  • Current?
  • Ideas supported by other sources?
  • Biased? Balanced?

Appropriate

  • Your reading level?
  • Answers your questions?
  • Meets qualifications of your assignment?

Google Search

Google

Use Google to find a website:

  • Get the most out of your Google search
  • Use quotation marks to keep words together, i.e. "russian revolution"
  • Add a word to narrow your search. "russian revolution" causes

Use Google Scholar to find a scholarly articles and case law:

  • scholar.google.com
  • Use the tips above to narrow your search
  • Link out to full text, where available
  • See how many times an article has been cited

Use Google to find an image:

  • Use the tips above to narrow your search
  • Use only images that are legal and within Copyright law
  • Click on IMAGES - Search Tools - Usage Rights
  • "Labeled for noncommercial reuse"

Use Google Books:

  • Many scanned books you can use free of charge
  • Go to https://books.google.com/
  • Search by keyword, title, author, etc
  • Read How to Use Google Books