Savages, Romans, and despots : thinking about others from Montaigne to Herder
Robert Launay.
Bok Engelsk 2018
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Opplysninger | Maps of mankind -- The world turned upside down: Mandeville -- Between two saddles: Montaigne -- Climactic harmonies: Bodin -- St. Confucius: the Jesuits in China -- Distant relations: the Jesuits in New France -- Ancients, moderns, and others: Fontenelle and Temple -- The specter of despotism: Montesquieu and Voltaire -- Savage critics: Lahontan, Rousseau, and Diderot -- From savagery to decadence: Ferguson, Millar, and Gibbon -- Cultural critique: Herder -- "Others" are good to think.
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ISBN | 9780226575254. - 9780226575391
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ISBN(galt) | 9780226575421 (e-book)
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