Author: | Michael Brown | ISBN: | 9780674968653 |
Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | May 2, 2016 |
Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
Author: | Michael Brown |
ISBN: | 9780674968653 |
Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
Publication: | May 2, 2016 |
Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
Language: | English |
Scotland and England produced well-known intellectuals during the Enlightenment, but Ireland’s contribution to this revolution in Western thought has received less attention. Michael Brown shows that Ireland also had its Enlightenment, which for a brief time opened up the possibility of a tolerant society, despite a history of sectarian conflict.
Scotland and England produced well-known intellectuals during the Enlightenment, but Ireland’s contribution to this revolution in Western thought has received less attention. Michael Brown shows that Ireland also had its Enlightenment, which for a brief time opened up the possibility of a tolerant society, despite a history of sectarian conflict.