Diderot: Political Writings (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)

This volume presents a selection of the political writings of one of the most significant figures of the French enlightenment. It contains the most important articles that Diderot contributed to the Encyclopédie, of which he was principal editor, the complete texts of his Supplément au Voyage de Bougainville and Observations sur le Nakaz (translated into English here for the first time), and a substantial number of his contributions to Raynal's Histoire des Deux Indes. The editors' introduction puts these works in context, showing their essential features and underlying coherence. Articles From The Encyclopédie -- The Supplement Au Voyage De Bougainville -- Observations Sur Le Nakaz -- Extracts From The Histoire Des Deux Indes. Denis Diderot ; Translated And Edited By John Hope Mason And Robert Wokler. Includes Bibliographical References (p. Xxxviii-xli) And Index.

controversial Eighteenth-century Work Is Put Under A Modern Theorist's Microscope