Human Nature, Cultural Diversity, and the French Enlightenment by Henry Vyverber

Description: Human Nature, Cultural Diversity, and the French Enlightenment by Henry Vyverberg Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description In this work, Henry Vyverberg traces the evolution and consequences of a crucial idea in French Enlightenment thought—the idea of human nature. Human nature was commonly seen as a broadly universal, unchanging entity, though perhaps modifiable by geographical, social, and historical factors.Enlightenment empiricism suggested a degree of cultural diversity that has often been underestimated in studies of the age. Evidence here is drawn from Diderot's celebrated Encyclopedia and from a vast range of writing by such Enlightenment notables as Voltaire, Rousseau, and d'Holbach. Vyverbergexplains not only the age's undoubted fascination with uniformity in human nature, but also its acknowledgment of significant limitations on that uniformity. He shows that although the Enlightenment's historical sense was often blinkered by its notions of a uniform human nature, there were alsocracks in this concept that developed during the Enlightenment itself. Publisher Description Foremost among eighteenth-century European thinkers are the French philosophers Montesquieu, Voltaire, and Diderot who have left indelible marks on the pattern of modern intellectual history. Their crowning collaborative achievement was the Encyclopedie, a vast work which influenced generations of educated Europeans. Vyverbergs work reassesses several ideas long considered to be the central tenets of Enlightenment philosophy and challenges the prevailingview of the Enlightenments supposedly rigid conception of human nature. Author Biography Henry Vyverberg is at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. Details ISBN 019505864X ISBN-13 9780195058642 Title Human Nature, Cultural Diversity, and the French Enlightenment Author Henry Vyverberg Format Hardcover Year 1989 Pages 240 Publisher Oxford University Press GE_Item_ID:137019130; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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