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