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The pursuit of laziness : an idle interpretation of the Enlightenment
- Title
- The pursuit of laziness : an idle interpretation of the Enlightenment / Pierre Saint-Amand ; translated by Jennifer Curtiss Gage.
- Author
- Saint-Amand, Pierre, 1957-
- Publication
- Princeton [N.J.] : Princeton University Press, c2011.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFD 12-547 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- x, 156 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
- Alternative Title
- Idle interpretation of the Enlightenment
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- 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).
- Call Number
- JFD 12-547
- ISBN
- 9780691149271 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 0691149275 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2010036754
- OCLC
- YBP 2010036754
- Author
- Saint-Amand, Pierre, 1957-
- Title
- The pursuit of laziness : an idle interpretation of the Enlightenment / Pierre Saint-Amand ; translated by Jennifer Curtiss Gage.
- Imprint
- Princeton [N.J.] : Princeton University Press, c2011.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFD 12-547