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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455221103321

Autore

Shaftesbury Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of, <1671-1713, >

Titolo

Characteristics of men, manners, opinions, times / / Anthony Ashley Cooper, third Earl of Shaftesbury ; edited by Lawrence E. Klein [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 1999

ISBN

1-107-11330-X

0-511-17269-9

0-511-05359-2

0-521-57892-2

0-511-15154-3

1-280-42913-5

0-511-80328-1

0-511-31070-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxxvii, 490 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Cambridge texts in the history of philosophy

Disciplina

192

Soggetti

Philosophy - Social aspects

Philosophy - Political aspects

Ethics

Social ethics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

A letter concerning enthusiasm to my Lord -- Sensus communis, an essay on the freedom of wit and humour in a letter to a friend -- Soliloquy, or advice to an author -- An inquiry concerning virtue or merit -- The moralists, a philosophical rhapsody, being a recital of certain conversations on natural and moral subjects -- Miscellaneous reflections on the preceding treatises and other critical subjects.

Sommario/riassunto

Shaftesbury's Characteristics of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times was first published in 1711. It ranges widely over ethics, aesthetics, religion, the arts (painting, literature, architecture, gardening), and ancient and modern history, and aims at nothing less than a new ideal of the gentleman. Together with Locke's Essay Concerning Human



Understanding and Addison and Steele's Spectator, it is a text of fundamental importance for understanding the thought and culture of Enlightenment Europe. This volume, first published in 2000, presents an edition of the text together with an introduction, explanatory notes and a guide to further reading.