The French Enlightenment and its Others

The Mandarin, the Savage, and the Invention of the Human Sciences

Nonfiction, History, France, European General
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Author: D. Harvey ISBN: 9781137002549
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US Publication: August 6, 2012
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author: D. Harvey
ISBN: 9781137002549
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication: August 6, 2012
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English
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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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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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