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[found in 'Continental Philosophy (2nd ed)' by West,David [Polity 2010,978-0-7456-4582-7]].

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24440 Analytic philosophy is the heir of the Enlightenment
                        Full Idea: Analytic philosophers of the twentieth century can be regarded as the Enlightenment's reasonably direct heirs.
                        From: 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.