The French Enlightenment and its Others
The Mandarin, the Savage, and the Invention of the Human Sciences
(Sprache: Englisch)
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...
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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.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „The French Enlightenment and its Others “
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
Autoren-Porträt von D. Harvey
David Harvey is an associate professor of History at the New College of Florida.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: D. Harvey
- 2012, 1st ed. 2012, VIII, 271 Seiten, Masse: 17,3 x 19,6 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Springer, Berlin
- ISBN-10: 1349433810
- ISBN-13: 9781349433810
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
" the best overview of the French Enlightenment's engagement with diversity . . . This comprehensive and clear book should be read by everyone as a primer on the role of the Enlightenment in articulating the contours of many of the debates about diversity that still preoccupy us in the workplace, in law, and in the academy." - AHR "Highly recommended." - CHOICE
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