Jenseits der Kritik? Praktiken von Schmähung und Herabsetzung im Zeitalter der Aufklärung

As the "age of philosophy," the Enlightenment is associated with rational critique and reasoned debate, seemingly removed from the lower realms of personal attack and ridicule. However, it has now long been known that critique and disparagement are often linked in complex ways. These chapters ask how our understanding of the Enlightenment changes when we explore manifestations of personal disparagement.