French enlightenment and the emergence of modern cynicism, the
Auteur :
Stanley, Sharon A.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781107639690
Date de publication :
6 mars 2014
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,3 cm
Poids :
320 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Sharon A. Stanley analyzes cynicism from a political-theoretical perspective, arguing that cynicism isn't unique to our time and argues instead that the French philosophes reveal the possibility of a democratically hospitable form of cynicism.