Ritchie Robertson, D.Phil. (M.A. Edinburgh), FBA, Taylor Professor of the German Language and Literature, Emeritus Fellow of The Queen’s College (The University Of Oxford), is this episode's distinguished guest. The subject of this discussion is his recent work, The Enlightenment: The Pursuit of Happiness 1680-1790 (London: Penguin, 2020; New York: HarperCollins, 2021).Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

BONUS: The Pursuit of Happiness 1680-1790

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