Democratic Enlightenment: Philosophy, Revolution, and Human Rights, 1750-1790

by Jonathan I. Israel

Book Overview

That the Enlightenment shaped modernity is uncontested. Yet remarkably few historians or philosophers have attempted to trace the process of ideas from the political and social turmoil of the late eighteenth century to the present day. This is precisely what Jonathan Israel now does.

In Democratic Enlightenment, Israel demonstrates that the Enlightenment was an essentially revolutionary process, driven by philosophical debate. The American...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199668094
• ISBN13: 9780199668090
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 1104 Pages
• Weight: 3.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.4" x 6.3" x 9.2"