Lord Shaftesbury

Characteristics of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times

Herausgeber: Klein, Lawrence E.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This important Enlightenment text ranges widely over ethics, aesthetics, religion, the arts, and ancient and modern history, and aims at nothing less than a new ideal of the gentleman. This volume, first published in 2000, presents an edition of the text together with an introduction, explanatory notes and a guide to further reading.

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 532
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Juli 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 871g
• ISBN-13: 9780521578929
• ISBN-10: 0521578922
• Artikelnr.: 09583252

Inhaltsangabe

Preface; A letter concerning enthusiasm; Sensus communis, an essay on the freedom of wit and humour; Soliloquy, or advice to an author; An inquiry concerning virtue or merit; The moralists, a philosophical rhapsody; Miscellaneous reflections.