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- The French Enlightenment and the Emergence of Modern Cynicism
- The French Enlightenment and the Emergence of Modern Cynicism
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part i The Eighteenth Century
- 1 Enlightenment as Disillusionment
- 2 Unraveling Natural Utopia
- 3 The Dark Side of Sociability
- 4 The Leveling Power of Commerce
- 5 Hermits and Cynics
- Part ii The Present
- Bibliography
- Index
3 - The Dark Side of Sociability
Philosophes and Libertines
from Part i - The Eighteenth Century
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 April 2012
- The French Enlightenment and the Emergence of Modern Cynicism
- The French Enlightenment and the Emergence of Modern Cynicism
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part i The Eighteenth Century
- 1 Enlightenment as Disillusionment
- 2 Unraveling Natural Utopia
- 3 The Dark Side of Sociability
- 4 The Leveling Power of Commerce
- 5 Hermits and Cynics
- Part ii The Present
- Bibliography
- Index
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- Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2012