The authors of the book analyze the main directions of Western European philosophy of the XVIII century ,. English Materialism , Berklianism , Humism, "The Philosophy of Common Sense" (CM) French Enlightenment Philosophy (Voltarianism,) Rousseauism) and French materialism The book for the first time fully presents the materialist philosophy of the XVIII century , shows her progressive socio-political role in the fight against idealism, Agnosticism, Theology and Religion . In this book, in accordance with the program of the university course on the history of foreign philosophy, the development of philosophical thought of the XVIII century is covered. In England and France[edit] For much of this century, thinkers of these countries occupied a leading place in European philosophy, and the role of the "first violin" gradually passed from English philosophers to French.