Damien Gimenez @damiengimenez.fr · Jan 27 R. Whatmore offers a timely intellectual and political history of the late 18th c., centred on Britain and France: mercantilism & empires vs liberalism, fanaticism vs moderation, luxury & corruption vs political principles. Do we need a new #Enlightenment?
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I doubt we need a new Enlightenment. Knowledge has vastly expanded, but it does not guarantee moral conduct — as Hume had already seen, without giving up on moral improvement.