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The French Enlightenment and the Emergence of Modern Cynicism (Hardcover): Sharon A. Stanley

The French Enlightenment and the Emergence of Modern Cynicism (Hardcover)

Sharon A. Stanley

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Sharon A. Stanley analyzes cynicism from a political-theoretical perspective, arguing that cynicism isn't unique to our time. Instead, she posits that cynicism emerged in the works of French Enlightenment philosophers, such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Denis Diderot. She explains how eighteenth-century theories of epistemology, nature, sociability, and commerce converged to form a recognizably modern form of cynicism, foreshadowing postmodernism. While recent scholarship and popular commentary has depicted cynicism as threatening to healthy democracies and political practices, Stanley argues instead that the French philosophes reveal the possibility of a democratically hospitable form of cynicism.

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Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2012
First published:	March 2012
Authors:	Sharon A. Stanley
Dimensions:	234 x 161 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	236
ISBN-13:	978-1-107-01464-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > History of ideas, intellectual history Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Promotions
LSN:	1-107-01464-6
Barcode:	9781107014640