Jonathan Israel
Jonathan Israel is a professor in the School of Historical Studies, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton.
Jonathan Israel is a professor in the School of Historical Studies, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton. See less
Jonathan Israel's Featured Books
Jonathan Israel book reviews
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Democratic Enlightenment: Philosophy, Revolution, and Human Rights 1750-1790
Democratic Enlightenment
"Democratic Enlightenment: Philosophy, Revolution, and Human Rights, 1750 -- 1790" is the final volume of a massive trilogy of intellectual history discussing the nature and impact of the ... Read More
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Radical Enlightenment: Philosophy and the Making of Modernity 1650-1750
Foundations of the Modern
The Enlightenment is the foundational source of Modernity, from capitalism (replacing feudalism) to individual freedoms (replacing patriarchy), as this book makes clear. It can be summed in two words ... Read More
