The Enlightenment in Practice – Academic Prize Contests and Intellectual Culture in France, 1670–1794
Autor Jeremy L. Caradonnaen Limba Engleză Hardback – 14 mar 2012
Caradonna contends that the Enlightenment in France can no longer be seen as a cultural movement restricted to a small coterie of philosophers or a limited number of printed texts. Moreover, Caradonna demonstrates that the French monarchy took academic competitions quite seriously, sponsoring numerous contests on such practical matters as deforestation, the quality of drinking water, and the nighttime illumination of cities. In some cases, the contests served as an early mechanism for technology transfer: the state used submissions to identify technical experts to whom it could turn for advice. Finally, the author shows how this unique intellectual exercise declined during the upheavals of the French Revolution, when voicing moderate public criticism became a rather dangerous act.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780801450600
ISBN-10: 0801450608
Pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 x 27 mm
Greutate: 0.64 kg
Editura: MB – Cornell University Press
ISBN-10: 0801450608
Pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 x 27 mm
Greutate: 0.64 kg
Editura: MB – Cornell University Press