Shaftesbury
Journal Data
| Type | SOURCE_BOOK |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (US) |
| ISBN-13 | 9780511803284 |
| Open Library | OL25676668W |
| Total publications | 2 |
| Coverage period | 2000 - 2012 |
| Language | EN |
Shaftesbury's Characteristics of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times was first published in 1711. It ranges widely over ethics, aesthetics, religion, the arts (painting, literature, architecture, gardening), and ancient and modern history, and aims at nothing less than a new ideal of the gentleman. Together with Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding and Addison and Steele's Spectator, it is a text of fundamental importance for understanding the thought and culture of Enlightenment Europe. This volume, first published in 2000, presents an edition of the text together with an introduction, explanatory notes and a guide to further reading.
Soliloquy, or advice to an author
I have often thought how ill-natured a maxim it was, which, on many occasions, I have heard from people of good understanding, that, ‘as to what related to private conduct, no one was ever the better for advice’. But, upon further examination, I have resolved with myself that the maxim might be admitted without any violent prejudice to mankind. For, in the manner advice was generally given, there was no reason, I thought, to wonder it should be s…
Characteristics of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times
Shaftesbury's Characteristics of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times was first published in 1711. It ranges widely over ethics, aesthetics, religion, the arts (painting, literature, architecture, gardening), and ancient and modern history, and aims at nothing less than a new ideal of the gentleman. Together with Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding and Addison and Steele's Spectator, it is a text of fundamental importance for understanding the …
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Characteristics of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times
Shaftesbury's Characteristics of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times was first published in 1711. It ranges widely over ethics, aesthetics, religion, the arts (painting, literature, architecture, gardening), and ancient and modern history, and aims at nothing less than a new ideal of the gentleman. Together with Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding and Addison and Steele's Spectator, it is a text of fundamental importance for understanding the …
Soliloquy, or advice to an author
I have often thought how ill-natured a maxim it was, which, on many occasions, I have heard from people of good understanding, that, ‘as to what related to private conduct, no one was ever the better for advice’. But, upon further examination, I have resolved with myself that the maxim might be admitted without any violent prejudice to mankind. For, in the manner advice was generally given, there was no reason, I thought, to wonder it should be s…