The Bully Culture: Enlightenment, Romanticism, and the Transcendental Pretense, 1750-1850

This book celebrates the genius of Western culture and condemns its excesses and pretensions. Robert C. Solomon captures a time when European intellectuals increasingly conceived of Western traditions and cultural values as the guiding light and salvation of all human civilization. Originally published as "History and Human Nature: A Philosophical Review of European Philosophy and Culture, 1750-1850" by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.