The virtues of abandon an anti-individualist history of the French Enlightenment

The virtues of abandon : an anti-individualist history of the French Enlightenment

Specters of venality -- The challenge of mysticism -- The curse of quietism -- Spinoza's ghost -- The sleep of reason -- The politics of alienation -- Revolutionary reveries

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Weitere Verfasser: Coleman, Charly (BerichterstatterIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford Univ. Press, 2014
Schlagworte:Self (Philosophy) Individualism Philosophy, French Enlightenment Frankreich Aufklärung Philosophie Selbst Geschichte 1700-1800 Geschichte
Umfang:XI, 402 S.
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Introduction
  • Part I. Theological Battlegrounds
  • Specters of venality
  • The challenge of mysticism
  • The curse of quietism
  • Part II. Philosophy, economy, and the body politic
  • Spinoza's ghost
  • The sleep of reason
  • The politics of alienation
  • Revolutionary reveries
  • Epilogue.