Characteristics of men, manners, opinions, times:

Shaftesbury's Characteristics of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times was first published in 1711. It ranges widely over ethics, aesthetics, religion, the arts (painting, literature, architecture, gardening), and ancient and modern history, and aims at nothing less than a new ideal of the gentleman. T...

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Main Author: Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper 1671-1713 (Author)
Other Authors: Klein, Lawrence E. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1999
Series:Cambridge texts in the history of philosophy
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Summary:Shaftesbury's Characteristics of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times was first published in 1711. It ranges widely over ethics, aesthetics, religion, the arts (painting, literature, architecture, gardening), and ancient and modern history, and aims at nothing less than a new ideal of the gentleman. Together with Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding and Addison and Steele's Spectator, it is a text of fundamental importance for understanding the thought and culture of Enlightenment Europe. This volume, first published in 2000, presents an edition of the text together with an introduction, explanatory notes and a guide to further reading
Item Description:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxxvii, 490 pages)
ISBN:9780511803284
9780521570220
9780521578929
DOI:10.1017/CBO9780511803284

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