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The pursuit of laziness : an idle interpretation of the Enlightenment
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The pursuit of laziness : an idle interpretation of the Enlightenment / Pierre Saint-Amand ; translated by Jennifer Curtiss Gage.
ISBN
9780691149271 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0691149275 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Published
Princeton [N.J.] : Princeton University Press, c2011.
Physical Description
x, 156 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Variant and related titles
Idle interpretation of the Enlightenment
Format
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 08, 2011
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction (Idle Nation)
The surprises of laziness (Marivaux)
Chardin's slowness
The great project of idle life (Rousseau)
Paradox of the idler (Diderot)
Philosophy on the pillow (Joubert)
Epilogue (Towards moderation).
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