UID:
almahu_9947415049502882
Format:
1 online resource (ix, 225 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781139035682 (ebook)
Content:
Sharon A. Stanley analyzes cynicism from a political-theoretical perspective, arguing that cynicism isn't unique to our time. Instead, she posits that cynicism emerged in the works of French Enlightenment philosophers, such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Denis Diderot. She explains how eighteenth-century theories of epistemology, nature, sociability and commerce converged to form a recognizably modern form of cynicism, foreshadowing postmodernism. While recent scholarship and popular commentary have depicted cynicism as threatening to healthy democracies and political practices, Stanley argues instead that the French philosophes reveal the possibility of a democratically hospitable form of cynicism.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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The Eighteenth Century --
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Enlightenment as Disillusionment
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Unraveling Natural Utopia: Diderot's Supplement to the Voyage of Bougainville and the Legacy of Cynicism
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The Dark Side of Sociability: Philosophes and Libertines
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The Leveling Power of Commerce
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Hermits and Cynics: Rousseau and Rameau's Nephew
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The Present --
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From Enlightenment to Postmodernism
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Disenchanted Democracy and the Ineradicability of Cynicism
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781107014640
Language:
English
Subjects:
Philosophy
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139035682
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