The Enlightenment of sympathy [electronic resource] : reflective sentimentalism in the eighteenth century and today / by Michael L. Frazer. Frazer, Michael L., 1978- Political science Europe History 18th century. Enlightenment. Sentimentalism Political aspects History 18th century. Emotions (Philosophy) History 18th century. Ethics, Modern 18th century. Reason History 18th century. JC171 320.01 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed Sept. 7, 2010). Rationalists, the most famous of whom was Kant, posited a mind that was hierarchically arranged, with reason sitting atop of the passions. Yet as Michael Frazer argues, there were in fact two enlightenments - the sentimentalist enlightenment and the rationalist one - and this book reclaims the importance of the former. New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010. 2010. 2010 Text 1 online resource. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195390667.001.0001 eng Europe