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`The book must be considered the standard by which future histories of philosophy will be measured.' The Philosophers' Magazine `his descriptions of the clandestine preparation and publication of Spinoza's posthumous work, clearly conveying the urgency and danger of these highly subversive activities, are a tour de force.' The Philosophers' Magazine, Winter 2002 `That Israel has taken so much learning and compressed it into such an informative and stimulating read is a remarkable achievement.' The Philosophers' Magazine, Winter 2002 `Israel's ambitious scope is not the most remarkable aspect of the book. It is his unparalleled erudition and scholarly application in the execution of his project that strikes the reader.' The Philosophers' Magazine, Winter 2002 `Israel makes his case with considerable zeal and evidences a clear love of his subject. His writing is clear, vigorous and stimulating.' The Philosophers' Magazine, Winter 2002 `It is refreshing ... to find a history of a philosophical system that is just that: a 'history', and an outstanding history at that' The Philosophers' Magazine, Winter 2002 `There is much to praise in Israel's majestic account of the Enlightenment and his detective work in placing Spinoza at the heart of it.' A.C. Grayling, FT Weekend `Enter Jonathan Israel. His vast - and vastly impressive - book sets out to redefine the intellectual landscape of early modern Europe. The stupendous scale of this book ranges from London to Moscow, Stockholm to Naples, in a virtuoso display of polyglot learning.' John Adamson, Fellow of Peterhouse, Cambridge, Sunday Telegraph `By far the most subversive and influential of radicals, Israel argues, was Benedict de Spinoza (1632-77), the Amsterdam Jew whom most historians have tended to dismiss hitherto as the Cinderella at the Enlightenment Ball.' John Adamson, Fellow of Peterhouse, Cambridge, Sunday Telegraph `... powerful originality of a book that sets out to redefine the entire dramatis personae of the Enlightenment, re-assigning major roles, and introducing a far more varied and cosmopolitan cast than has ever previously been allowed to be seen.' John Adamson, Fellow of Peterhouse, Cambridge, Sunday Telegraph `Magnificent and magisterial, Radical Enlightenment will undoubtedly be one of the truly great historical works of the decade.' John Adamson, Fellow of Peterhouse, Cambridge, Sunday Telegraph
