The Secular Enlightenment

Margaret Jacob

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English

Princeton University Press
29 June 2021

European history; Western philosophy: Enlightenment; Social & political philosophy; Religion & politics; Religion & science

*A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year
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A major history of how the Enlightenment transformed people's everyday lives.

The Secular Enlightenment is a panoramic account of the radical ways life began to change for ordinary people in the age of Locke, Voltaire, and Rousseau. In this landmark book, familiar Enlightenment figures share places with voices that have remained largely unheard until now, from freethinkers and freemasons to French materialists, anticlerical Catholics, pantheists, pornographers, and travelers. Margaret Jacob takes readers from London and Amsterdam to Berlin, Vienna, Turin, and Naples, drawing on rare archival materials to show how ideas central to the emergence of secular democracy touched all facets of daily life. A majestic work of intellectual and cultural history, The Secular Enlightenment demonstrates how secular values and pursuits took hold of eighteenth-century Europe, spilled into the American colonies, and left their lasting imprint on the Western world for generations to come.

'Sweeping, original, and erudite. Jacob's lucidly written book exhibits a command of the source materials that few scholars can ever hope to aspire to, let alone attain.' - Darrin M. McMahon, author of Happiness: A History

'Lively and engaging...[The Secular Enlightenment] is a refreshingly straightforward defence and even celebration of the Enlightenment and its secular values.' - Helena Rosenblatt, Literary Review

'Erudite and authoritative...

An engaging and highly readable tour de force.' - David Lorimer, Paradigm Explorer

'Jacob is a titan in the modern historiography of the Enlightenment.' - Sophus A. Reinert, Journal of Modern History

By: Margaret Jacob
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm,
ISBN: 9780691216768
ISBN 10: 0691216762
Pages: 360
Publication Date: 29 June 2021
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Margaret C. Jacob is Distinguished Professor of Research at the University of California, Los Angeles. Her many books include The Radical Enlightenment: Pantheists, Freemasons, and Republicans and The First Knowledge Economy: Human Capital and the European Economy, 17501850.