Enlightenment contested : philosophy, modernity, and the emancipation of man, 1670-1752 /

This is a managerial survey and reinterpretation of the Enlightenment. The text offers an assessment of the nature and development of the important currents in philosophical thinking arguing that supposed national enlightenments are of less significance than the rift between conservative and radical...

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Main Author: Israel, Jonathan, 1946-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006
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Summary:This is a managerial survey and reinterpretation of the Enlightenment. The text offers an assessment of the nature and development of the important currents in philosophical thinking arguing that supposed national enlightenments are of less significance than the rift between conservative and radical thought.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxiv, 983 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 872-953) and index.
ISBN:9780191535413
0191535419
1280844078
9781280844072
0199541523
9780199541522
1429469471
9781429469470
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.