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" The discourse of enlightenment in eighteenth-century France : "
Daniel Brewer.
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BL
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1025770
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b780140
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Brewer, Daniel.
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The discourse of enlightenment in eighteenth-century France : : Diderot and the art of philosophizing /\ Daniel Brewer.
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Cambridge [England] ;New York, NY, USA :: Cambridge University Press,, 1993.
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Cambridge studies in French ;; 42
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xiii, 296 pages :: illustrations ;; 22 cm.
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0521414830
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: 9780521414838
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 262-292) and index.
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| Contents
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1. Representing knowledge: reading the Encyclopedie -- The utility of myths -- Image and power -- The language of knowledge -- Grammar's other -- 2. Enlightenment critique and Diderot's art of philosophizing -- Translating interpretation -- Allegorizing interpretation -- Naturalizing interpretation -- 3. The matter of judgment and the art of phrasing sensation -- The body of the letter (I) -- The body of the letter (II) -- 4. Critical narratives: Diderot's Salons -- The breakdown of description -- The short-circuiting of mimesis -- "Du plaisir tout pur et sans peine" -- 5. Embodying knowledge -- A jewel of a woman -- The power of paradox -- The art of a dream -- 6. Portraying Diderot: the aftermath -- 7. Interpreting Diderot: critical values, critical violence.
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This study focuses on the works of one of the best-known writers of eighteenth-century France, Denis Diderot, whose experimentation with presenting critical knowledge exemplifies the Enlightenment's struggle to produce a rationalist critique of all prior knowledge. Paying close attention to the formal-poetic nature of Diderot's writing, it examines the interplay between critical knowledge and its representation. Professor Brewer shows how Diderot's work in the areas of philosophy, science, the fine arts and literature pushed Enlightenment critique to its limits, and points to its remarkable similarity to aspects of modern critical theory.
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Diderot, Denis,1713-1784.
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Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784
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Diderot, Denis,(1713-1784)-- Critique et interprétation.
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Diderot, Denis,1713-1784
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Diderot, Denis,1713-1784-- Criticism and interpretation.
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Diderot, Denis.
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Enlightenment-- France.
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Aufklärung
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Enlightenment-- France.
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Enlightenment.
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Geistesgeschichte
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Intellectual life.
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Mouvement des Lumières-- France.
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Philosophie
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Filosofie.
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Verlichting (cultuurgeschiedenis)
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France, Intellectual life, 18th century.
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France, Intellectual life, 18th century.
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France, Vie intellectuelle, 18e siècle.
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France.
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Frankreich
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| Dewey Classification
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194
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B2017.B75 1993
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02.01bcl
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17.91bcl
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18.23bcl
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847.3
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ADQ 8F ENC Dbliss
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ADQ 8F ENC D.bliss
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IG 2255rvk
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