The idea of the sciences in the French Enlightenment : a reinterpretation
- Author/Creator:
- Adkins, G. Matthew 1971- (Gregory Matthew), author
- Publication/Creation:
- Newark : University of Delaware Press, [2014]
- Resource Type:
- Book
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- Full Title:
- The idea of the sciences in the French Enlightenment : a reinterpretation / G. Matthew Adkins
Subjects/Genre
- Genre:
- Electronic books
- Subjects:
- Science--France--History--17th century
Science--France--History--18th century
Science, Renaissance
Enlightenment--France
Description/Summary
- Table of Contents:
- The Montmor Discourse : Samuel Sorbière and the Foundation of the Royal Academy of Sciences -- The Esprits Supérieurs : Bernard de Fontenelle's academic eulogies -- Fear and loathing in the courts of Louis XV and Louis XVI : the sciences and the crisis of the monarchy from Voltaire to Turgot -- Struggle and radicalization on the eve of the revolution : Condorcet and the transformation of the idea of the sciences -- The coming of the tenth epoch : the idea of the sciences to the revolution of 1789.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Type/Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 163 pages)
- Local Note:
- Available to current Emory University students, faculty and staff.
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- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 990033781820302486
- ISBN:
- 9781611494754 (electronic bk.)
1611494753 (electronic bk.)
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