Enlightened Pleasures: Eighteenth-Century France and the New Epicureanism
Thomas M. KavanaghNovelists, artists, and philosophers of the eighteenth century understood pleasure as a virtue—a gift to be shared with one’s companion, with a reader, or with the public. In this daring new book, Thomas Kavanagh overturns the prevailing scholarly tradition that views eighteenth-century France primarily as the incubator of the Revolution. Instead, Kavanagh demonstrates how the art and literature of the era put the experience of pleasure at the center of the cultural agenda, leading to advances in both ethics and aesthetics.
Kavanagh shows that pleasure is not necessarily hedonistic or opposed to Enlightenment ideals in general; rather, he argues that the pleasure of individuals is necessary for the welfare of their community.
Year:
2010
Publisher:
Yale University Press
Language:
english
Pages:
256
ISBN 10:
0300162855
ISBN 13:
9780300162851
File:
PDF, 2.89 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2010
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