Rabelaiss Contempt for Fortune - Pantagruelism, Politics, and Philosophy

Although he writes in a different genre than most other political thinkers, Francois Rabelais's contribution to political philosophy carries weight because of his famous humor and unique style, which provide sharp insight into the limits of human agency and throw doubt on the more "serious" projects of his peers.

List of contents

Chapter One: Our Religion, the Political State, Private Life
Chapter Two: Interpreting Rabelais Pantagruelically
Chapter Three: Philosophers as Citizens: Diogenism, Machiavellianism, Pantagruelism
Chapter Four: Interpreting Machiavelli Pantagruelically
Chapter Five: Dutiful Philosophy: The Role Of Debvoir In Panurge's Outlook
Chapter Six: Panurge Versus The Authorities
Chapter Seven: Blowing Bubbles, Understanding Nature
Chapter Eight: Back to Diogenes' Barrel-and Tomb

About the author

By Timothy Haglund

Product details

• Authors: Timothy Haglund
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781498575454
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-7545-4
• No. of pages: 178
• Series: Politics, Literature, & Film; Politics, Literature, & Film
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Politics & government, Political science & theory, Literature: history & criticism, Politics and government, Political science and theory, Literature: history and criticism