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Clandestine Philosophy New Studies on Subversive Manuscripts in Early Modern Europe

Clandestine Philosophy examines the circulation and consequences of 'clandestine philosophical manuscripts', a genre that flourished in the eighteenth century and included forbidden works such as erotic texts, political pamphlets, satires of court life and of the nobility, forbidden religi...

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Main Author: Paganini, Gianni
Other Authors: Jacob, Margaret C., Laursen, John Christian
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: University of Toronto Press 2019
Subjects:
Thema Editeur::q Philosophy And Religion::qd Philosophy::qdh Philosophical Traditions And Schools Of Thought
Philosophical Traditions And Schools Of Thought / Bicssc
Philosophy
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Summary:Clandestine Philosophy examines the circulation and consequences of 'clandestine philosophical manuscripts', a genre that flourished in the eighteenth century and included forbidden works such as erotic texts, political pamphlets, satires of court life and of the nobility, forbidden religious texts, and books about alchemy and the occult. The editors have brought together leading experts on the history of European philosophy to explore the circulation of radical ideas during the eighteenth century and the social, political, and cultural impact they had on eighteenth-century society.
Item Description:Creative Commons (cc), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode
ISBN:9781487531560;9781487530556

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