French Enlightenment and its Others
The Mandarin, the Savage, and the Invention of the Human Sciences
E-bok
PDF, Engelska, 20121 518 kr
Läs direkt i Bokus Reader – eller ladda ned till din enhet (PDF kräver ofta zoom och scroll på små skärmar).
Fler format och utgåvor
Beskrivning
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.