The pursuit of laziness : an idle interpretation of the Enlightenment / Pierre Saint-Amand
Type
Book
Authors
Category
Main Collection post-1900
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Publication Year
2011
Publisher
Subject
Enlightenment-France;Laziness
Description
(SBN) 9780691149271 (hbk.) :||(TIT) Idle interpretation of the Enlightenment||(BIB) Includes bibliographical references and index.||(CON) 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).
Biblio Notes
x, 156 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. (hbk)
Number of Copies
1