The French Enlightenment and its Others

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The French Enlightenment and its Others

Author	: D. Harvey
File Size	: 46,6 Mb
Publisher	: Springer
Language	: English
Release Date	: 06 August 2012
ISBN	: 9781137002549
Pages	: 271 pages

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The French Enlightenment and its Others by D. Harvey Book PDF Summary

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.

The French Enlightenment and its Others by D. Harvey

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