A Radical Enlightenment and the intellectual origins of modern democracy Israel, Jonathan Irvine 1946- creator text bibliography nju Princeton, N.J Princeton University Press 2010 monographic eng

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xiv, 276 pages ; 22 cm. Democracy, free thought and expression, religious tolerance, individual liberty, political self-determination of people, sexual and racial equality - these values have firmly entered the mainstream in the decades since they were enshrined in the 1948 UN Declaration of Human Rights. This book deals with this topic. Progress and the Enlightenment's two conflicting ways of improving the world -- Democracy or social hierarchy? : the political rift -- The problem of equality and inequality : the rise of economics -- The Enlightenment's critique of war and the quest for "perpetual peace" -- Two kinds of moral philosophy in conflict -- Voltaire versus Spinoza : the Enlightenment as a basic duality of philosophical systems -- Conclusion. Jonathan Israel. Includes bibliographical references and index. e------ Political science Europe History 18th century Ciencia política Historia Europa Siglo XVIII Enlightenment Ilustración Democracy History 18th century Democracia Historia Siglo XVIII JA 84 I85r 2010 321.8 9780691152608 0691152608 2009011137 DLC 090313 20241112101656.0 15659359 eng