Characteristics of men, manners, opinions, times /
"Shaftesbury's Characteristics of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times ranges widely over ethics, aesthetics, religion, the arts (painting, literature, architecture, gardening), and ancient and modern history, and aims at nothing less than a new ideal of the gentleman. It is a text of fundamental...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Cambridge University Press,
1999.
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| Series: | Cambridge texts in the history of philosophy.
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| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=73023 |
| Summary: | "Shaftesbury's Characteristics of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times ranges widely over ethics, aesthetics, religion, the arts (painting, literature, architecture, gardening), and ancient and modern history, and aims at nothing less than a new ideal of the gentleman. It is a text of fundamental importance for understanding the thought and culture of Enlightenment Europe. This volume presents a new edition of the text together with an introduction that examines its relationship to its historical period and to Shaftesbury's thought as a whole."--Jacket |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxxvii, 490 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0511010451 9780511010453 0521570220 0521578922 |