ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Kapitel in diesem Buch

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