The Irish Enlightenment

Informationen zum Autor Michael Brown is Chair of Irish, Scottish and Enlightenment History at the University of Aberdeen. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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.

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Michael Brown is Chair of Irish, Scottish and Enlightenment History at the University of Aberdeen.

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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.