The French Enlightenment and its Others
The Mandarin, the Savage, and the Invention of the Human Sciences| By: | D. Harvey |
| Publisher: | Springer Nature |
| Print ISBN: | 9781137002532 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781137002549 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Copyright: | 2012 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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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.