The Treatise of the Three Impostors and the Problem of Enlightenment - A New Translation of the Traite DES Trois Imposteurs with Three Essays in Commentary

Including the first English edition of the Treatise of the Three Impostors since 1904, this book examines the treatise in its literary, political, and philosophical context.

About the author

Abraham Anderson is assistant professor of philosophy at University of New Mexico. He has published articles in Philosophical Quarterly, Ancient Philosophy, and Interpretation.

Summary

Including a translation of the "Treatise of the Three Imposters", this book examines the treatise in its literary, political and philosophical context. It shows that the 18th-century satire arose from a reflection on philosophy and history. Essays on the background of the work are also given.

Product details

• Authors: Abraham Anderson, Anderson Abraham
• Assisted by: Abraham Anderson (Translation)
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.02.1997
• EAN: 9780847684304
• ISBN: 978-0-8476-8430-4
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 234 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 435 g
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Medieval, Political science & theory, Political science and theory, Western philosophy: Medieval & Renaissance, c 500 to c 1600, Medieval Western philosophy