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The French Enlightenment and its Others: The Mandarin, the Savage, and the Invention of the Human Sciences

By D. Harvey
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By D. Harvey
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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.

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HistoryPhilosophyEuropean HistoryPhilosophical Positions & MovementsGeneral & Miscellaneous PhilosophyFrench HistoryIntellectual MovementsGeneral & Miscellaneous French History18th Century French History - General & MiscellaneousEnlightenment