The French Enlightenment and its others : the Mandarin, the savage, and the invention of the human sciences
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The French Enlightenment and its others : the Mandarin, the savage, and the invention of the human sciences
（Palgrave studies in cultural and intellectual history）
Palgrave Macmillan, 2012
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-264) and index
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Description
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.
Table of Contents
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
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