{"product_id":"french-thought-in-the-eighteenth-century","title":"French Thought in the Eighteenth Century","description":"x, 336 pp. Daniel Mornet, born in Bourges on March 21, 1878 and died in Méry-sur-Cher on September 16, 1954, was a historian of French literature and a French literary critic. CONTENTS: Translator's Preface; Author's Foreword; Part I. Survivals of the Classical Spirit: Literary Doctrines; The Society Spirit; Part II. The Prolongation and the Transformation of Classical Rationalism: The Origins; Rationalistic Optimism and Its Consequences; Part III. The New Spirit: Observation and Experience: The Consciousness of Human Diversity; The Experimental Sciences; The Positive Spirit: Facts and the Lessons Drawn from Facts; Part IV. The Philosophy and the Literature of Sentiment: Philosophy; Literature and the Moral Code of Sentiment; Social Ideas and Life; Part V. The Diffusion of the New Spirit: The Resistance of Public Opinion; The Struggle Against Authority; The Dissemination of Higher Education; The General Influence of Philosophy; The Progress of the Critical Spirit and of Incredulity; Political Unrest; Conclusion; Index of Authors and Other Cited in the Historical Notes.","brand":"Archon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41176170233926,"sku":"2342174","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1232\/9510\/products\/2342174.jpg?v=1709935262","url":"https:\/\/ym-demo.myshopify.com\/products\/french-thought-in-the-eighteenth-century","provider":"Yesterday's Muse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}