Diderot, Political Writings - Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought

Informationen zum Autor Denis Diderot (1713 - 1784) est un écrivain, philosophe et encyclopédiste français des Lumières, à la fois romancier, dramaturge, conteur, essayiste, dialoguiste, critique d'art, critique littéraire, et traducteur. Klappentext Denis Diderot (1713-1784) was one of the most significant figures of the French enlightenment. His political writings cover the period from the first volume of the Encyclopedie (1751), of which he was principal editor, to the third edition of Raynal's Histoire des Deux Indes (1780), one of the most widely read books of the pre-revolutionary period. This volume contains the most important of Diderot's articles for the Encyclopedie, a substantial number of his contributions to the Histoire, the complete texts of his Supplement au Voyage de Bougainville, one of his most visionary works, and his Observations sur le Nakaz, a precise and detailed political work translated here into English for the first time. The editors' introduction sets these works in their context and shows the underlying coherence of Diderot's thought. A chronology of events and a bibliography are included as further aids to the reader. Zusammenfassung This volume presents a selection of the political writings of one of the most significant figures of the French enlightenment. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chronology; Bibliography; Articles from the Encyclopedie; Supplement to Bougainville's 'Voyage' Observations on the Nakaz; Extracts from the Histoire des Deux Indes; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Diderot Denis, Denis Diderot, Diderot Denis
• Assisted by: John H. Mason (Editor), John Hope Mason (Editor), Mason John Hope (Editor), Robert Wokler (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.05.1992
• EAN: 9780521360449
• ISBN: 978-0-521-36044-9
• Dimensions: 149 mm x 223 mm x 21 mm
• Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought; Print On Demand; Cambridge Texts in the History; Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought; Print on Demand
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; French, History of Ideas, Europe, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, HISTORY / Social History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Political science & theory, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Political science and theory, C 1700 To C 1800