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FIVE. St. Confucius: The Jesuits in China

  • Robert Launay
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Savages, Romans, and Despots
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© 2019 University of Chicago Press

© 2019 University of Chicago Press

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS vii
  3. ONE. Maps of Mankind 1
  4. TWO. The World Turned Upside Down: Mandeville 14
  5. THREE. Between Two Saddles: Montaigne 36
  6. FOUR. Climactic Harmonies: Bodin 52
  7. FIVE. St. Confucius: The Jesuits in China 62
  8. SIX. Distant Relations: The Jesuits in New France 84
  9. SEVEN. Ancients, Moderns, and Others: Fontenelle and Temple 106
  10. EIGHT. The Specter of Despotism: Montesquieu and Voltaire 127
  11. NINE. Savage Critics: Lahontan, Rousseau, and Diderot 146
  12. TEN. From Savagery to Decadence: Ferguson, Millar, and Gibbon 171
  13. ELEVEN. Cultural Critique: Herder 186
  14. TWELVE. “Others” Are Good to Think 210
  15. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 221
  16. NOTES 223
  17. BIBLIOGRAPHY 235
  18. INDEX 247
https://doi.org/10.7208/9780226575421-005

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS vii
  3. ONE. Maps of Mankind 1
  4. TWO. The World Turned Upside Down: Mandeville 14
  5. THREE. Between Two Saddles: Montaigne 36
  6. FOUR. Climactic Harmonies: Bodin 52
  7. FIVE. St. Confucius: The Jesuits in China 62
  8. SIX. Distant Relations: The Jesuits in New France 84
  9. SEVEN. Ancients, Moderns, and Others: Fontenelle and Temple 106
  10. EIGHT. The Specter of Despotism: Montesquieu and Voltaire 127
  11. NINE. Savage Critics: Lahontan, Rousseau, and Diderot 146
  12. TEN. From Savagery to Decadence: Ferguson, Millar, and Gibbon 171
  13. ELEVEN. Cultural Critique: Herder 186
  14. TWELVE. “Others” Are Good to Think 210
  15. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 221
  16. NOTES 223
  17. BIBLIOGRAPHY 235
  18. INDEX 247
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