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UNINA9910785800103321 |
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Autore |
Harvey D |
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Titolo |
The French Enlightenment and its others : The Mandarin, the savage, and the invention of the human sciences / / D. Harvey |
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New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-58853-6 |
9786613900982 |
1-137-00254-9 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2012.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (viii, 271 pages) |
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Collana |
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Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Cultural pluralism |
Enlightenment - France |
France Intellectual life 18th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Philosophy in the Seraglio -- The wisdom of the East -- The New World and the noble savage -- The last frontiers -- The varieties of man -- An indelible stain -- The apotheosis of Europe. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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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