The French Enlightenment and its Others : The Mandarin, the Savage, and the Invention of the Human Sciences PDF
by D. Harvey
Part of the Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History series
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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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- Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan US
- Publication Date:06/08/2012
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- ISBN:9781137002549
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