Full Idea
Analytic philosophers of the twentieth century can be regarded as the Enlightenment's reasonably direct heirs.
Gist of Idea
Analytic philosophy is the heir of the Enlightenment
Source
David West (Continental Philosophy: an introduction [2010], Pref)
A Reaction
Nice to see that asserted. It is what I've always felt. Blaming the Enlightenment for WW2 always struck me as crazy.
Book Reference
West,David: 'Continental Philosophy (2nd ed)' [Polity 2010], p.-2