Enlightenment Contested - Philosophy, Modernity, and the Emancipation of Man 1670-1752 - Hardback - 2006

Presenting a reassessment of the Western Enlightenment for a generation, this book focuses on the first half of the eighteenth century. It aims to trace to their roots the core principles of Western modernity: the primacy of reason, democracy, racial equality, feminism, religious toleration, sexual emancipation, and freedom of expression.
Year of publication: 2006
Pagination: 1024 pages, 16pp plates, 3 in-text half-tones
Format: Hardback