The Irish Enlightenment

Scotland and England produced well-known intellectuals during the Enlightenment, but IrelandÆs 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.

• | Author: Michael Brown
• | Publisher: Harvard University Press
• | Publication Date: May 02, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 640 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/History
• | ISBN-10: 0674045777
• | ISBN-13: 9780674045774