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What Irish Enlightenment? The Case of Maria Edgeworth

Maria EdgeworthPursuing the elusive character of the Irish Enlightenment through its leading figu...

What “Irish Enlightenment”? The Case of John Toland

“What Irish Enlightenment?” is the first question for one setting out to discuss Ireland’s partic...

What “Irish Enlightenment”? The case of Jonathan Swift

he Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New Y...

What “Irish Enlightenment”? The Case of George Berkeley

George Berkeley. Line engraving by W. Holl. Wellcome Collection / CC BY 4.0In earlier posts on Jo...

What Irish Enlightenment? The Case of Edmund Burke

Four times I have posed, in these pages, the question: “What Irish Enlightenment?” And answered w...

The French Revolution Spawns the Terror—and the Classic Conservatism of Burke

It can seem that every battle Edmund Burke fought became epic, remembered by history: his attempt...

John Toland’s Tetradymus: From the Liberty Fund Rare Book Room

One of the great joys of working at Liberty Fund, and of working with our websites, in particular...

The Russian Enlightenment and Its “Absolutist” Champions

In Russia, the Enlightenment began just as the country emerged from the medieval period. Contrast...