Enlightenment contested philosophy, modernity, and the emancipation of man, 1670-1752 / [electronic resource] :
Jonathan Israel.
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006.
- 1 online resource (xxiv, 983 p.) : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.