The French Enlightenment and Its Others The Mandarin, the Savage, and the Invention of the Human Sciences
This book explores the French Enlightenment's use of cross-cultural comparisons - particularly the figures of the Chinese mandarin and American and Polynesian savage - to praise of critique aspects of European society and to draw general conclusions regarding human nature, natural law, and the...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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New York
Palgrave Macmillan US
2012, 2012
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Series: | Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History
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Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | This book explores the French Enlightenment's use of cross-cultural comparisons - particularly the figures of the Chinese mandarin and American and Polynesian savage - to praise of critique aspects of European society and to draw general conclusions regarding human nature, natural law, and the rise and decline of civilizations |
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Physical Description: | 280 p online resource |
ISBN: | 9781137002549 |