Secular City: Studies in the Enlightenment by Andrew Freeman (English) Hardcover

Description: Secular City by Andrew Freeman, T.D. Hemming Central to the Enlightenment is the ideal of the Secular City, in militant reply to the Civitas Dei of St Augustine. The essays in this volume, all by distinguished eighteenth century specialists, illustrate the elaboration of that vision, both in the planning and depiction of actual cities and in the speculation on social justice to which Voltaire in particular devoted himself. Yet even in him, secularization is never total, and the persistence of a displaced religious, even messianic strain in the Enlightenment is also illustrated in a variety of writers, culminating in the contradictions of the French Revolution. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Central to the Enlightenment is the ideal of the Secular City, in militant reply to the "Civitas Dei" of St Augustine. The essays in this volume, all by distinguished specialists on the 18th century, illustrate the elaboration of that vision, both in the planning and depiction of actual cities and in the speculation on social justice to which Voltaire in particular devoted himself. Yet even in him, secularization is never total, and the persistence of a displaced religious, even messianic strain in the Enlightenment is also illustrated in a variety of writers, culminating in the contradictions of the French Revolution. This work is intended for scholars of the history of ideas, especially 18th-century specialists; undergraduate and postgraduate students of French studies, history and philosophy; and informed general readers. Table of Contents Contents: Introduction: topographies of the secular city, David Meakin. Part 1 Images of the city: Paris et limaginaire de la ville dans les almanachs francais du XVIIIe siecle, Lise Andries; enlightenment London and urbanity, Roy Porter; city life in the 1720s - the example of four of Voltaires acquaintances, Norma Perry; la cite des lumieres et lhomme selon la nature dans les Lettres philosophiques, Micheal Baridon; city, market-place, meal - some figures of totality in Voltaires Contes, Robin Howells. Part 2 Voltaire and the secular ideal: some reflections on Voltaires "lIngenu" and a hitherto neglected source - the "Questions sur les miracles", Graham Gargett; Voltaire and venality - the ambiguities of an abuse, William Doyle; reflexions alphabetiques sur la justice dans le "Dictionnaire philosophique portatif", Christiane Mervaud; signposts to the secular city - the Voltaire-Condorcet relationship, David Williams. Part 3 Cross-currents in the secular city: enlightenment cross-currents - the "Dictionnaire Philosophique" of Chicaneau de Neuville, David Adams; "Candide" and "Paul et Virgine" - two fictions of the enlightenment, Simon Davies; Bernardin de Saint-Pierre - unpublished prose fables, Malcolm Cook; le combat de Condorcet contre "linfame", Anne-Marie Chouillet; religion and the secular city in Raynals "Histoire des deux Indes", Anthony Strugnell; Le Reve universaliste de lOrateur de genre humain, Roland Mortier. Details ISBN0859894169 Short Title SECULAR CITY Publisher University of Exeter Press Series Philosophy and Religion Language English ISBN-10 0859894169 ISBN-13 9780859894166 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 1994 Publication Date 1994-01-31 Imprint University of Exeter Press Subtitle Studies in the Enlightenment Place of Publication Exeter Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by T. D. Hemming DEWEY 940.25 Illustrations 6 half-tones Author T.D. Hemming Pages 259 DOI 10.1604/9780859894166 UK Release Date 1994-12-01 AU Release Date 1994-12-01 NZ Release Date 1994-12-01 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:136619387;

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