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Dissimulation and the culture of secrecy in early modern Europe
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Dissimulation and the culture of secrecy in early modern Europe [electronic resource] / Jon R. Snyder.
ISBN
9780520944442 (ebook) :
Published
Berkeley, Calif. ; London : University of California Press, 2009.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xxiii, 280 p.) : ill.
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Summary
Jon R. Synder surveys the early modern practice of dissimulation amongst scientific & philosophic authors, such as René Descartes, who could not risk allowing their neighbours to know their inner minds for fear of persecution.
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University press scholarship online.
California scholarship online.
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Books / Online
Language
English
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September 23, 2015
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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