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

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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: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Subjects:
Enlightenment.
Siècle des Lumières.
Enlightenment (18th-century western movement)
PHILOSOPHY > History & Surveys > Modern.
Enlightenment
Aufklärung
Philosophie
Politische Philosophie
Europa
Verlichting (cultuurgeschiedenis)
Europa (geografie)
Aufklärung > (Epoche)
Philosophie > Geschichte 17. Jh.
Philosophie > Geschichte 18. Jh.
Aufklärung > Kultur > Geschichte > 1670-1752.
Aufklärung > Philosophie > Geschichte > 1670-1752.
Europa > Geistesgeschichte > 1670-1752.
Geschichte.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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