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Patrons of enlightenment /

Patrons of Enlightenment emphasizes the dependency of thinkers upon patrons and compares the patron-client relationships in the French, English, and Scottish republics of letters.

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Andrew, Edward, 1941- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, ©2006.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Patronage of philosophy
  • Enlightenment and print culture
  • Seneca in the age of Frederick and Catherine
  • Patronage and the modes of liberal tolerance : Bayle, Care, and Locke
  • Voltaire and his female protectors
  • Scottish universities and their patrons : Argyll, Bute, and Dundas
  • Independence in theory and practice : d'Alembert and Rousseau
  • Samuel Johnson and the question of enlightenment in England
  • Irish antagonists : Burke and Shelburne.