Darrin M. McMahon (born 1965) is a historian, author, public speaker, and currently a professor of history at

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, where he is Mary Brinsmead Wheelock Professor of History. Prior to joining the Dartmouth Faculty, he was Ben Weider Professor and distinguished research professor at Florida State University. Trained as a

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, his first book ''Enemies of the Enlightenment: The French Counter-Enlightenment and the Making of Modernity'' dealt with opposition within France to the Enlightenment legacy in the 18th and 19th centuries. He is also the author of ''Happiness: A History'' (Atlantic Monthly Books, 2006), and ''Divine Fury: A History of Genius'' (Basic Books, 2013).Reviews of ''Divine Fury'': ; ;

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The Diane Rehm Show - Darrin McMahon: "Happiness: A History"
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