Patrons of Enlightenment

Informationen zum Autor Edward G. Andrew is a professor emeritus in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Introduction 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 Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Edward Andrew, Edward G. Andrew
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.04.2006
• EAN: 9780802090645
• ISBN: 978-0-8020-9064-5
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 222 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)