Shaftesbury: Characteristics of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times (Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy)

Shaftesbury's Characteristics of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times was 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 presents a new edition of the text together with an introduction, explanatory notes and a guide to further reading. Contents......Page 6 Acknowledgments......Page 7 Introduction......Page 8 Chronology......Page 33 Further reading......Page 34 Note on the text......Page 37 Characteristics of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times......Page 39 Preface......Page 41 A letter concerning enthusiasm to my Lord *****......Page 42 Sensus communis, an essay on the freedom of wit and humour in a letter to a friend......Page 67 Soliloquy, or advice to an author......Page 108 An inquiry concerning virtue or merit......Page 201 The moralists, a philosophical rhapsody, being a recital of certain conversations on natural and moral subjects......Page 269 Miscellany I......Page 377 Miscellany II......Page 389 Miscellany III......Page 433 Miscellany IV......Page 457 Miscellany V......Page 472 B......Page 522 F......Page 523 L......Page 524 N......Page 525 R......Page 526 V......Page 527 Z......Page 528 Contents 6 Acknowledgments 7 Introduction 8 Chronology 33 Further reading 34 Note on the text 37 Characteristics of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times 39 Preface 41 A letter concerning enthusiasm to my Lord ***** 42 Sensus communis, an essay on the freedom of wit and humour in a letter to a friend 67 Soliloquy, or advice to an author 108 An inquiry concerning virtue or merit 201 The moralists, a philosophical rhapsody, being a recital of certain conversations on natural and moral subjects 269 Miscellaneous reflections on the preceding treatises and other critical subjects 377 Miscellany I 377 Miscellany II 389 Miscellany III 433 Miscellany IV 457 Miscellany V 472 Index 522 A 522 B 522 C 523 D 523 E 523 F 523 G 524 H 524 I 524 J 524 L 524 M 525 N 525 O 526 P 526 R 526 S 527 T 527 U 527 V 527 W 528 X 528 Z 528 Shaftesbury's Characteristics Of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times Was First Published In 1711. This Volume Presents A New Edition Of The Text Together With An Introduction, Explanatory Notes And A Guide To Further Reading. A Letter Concerning Enthusiasm To My Lord -- Sensus Communis, An Essay On The Freedom Of Wit And Humour In A Letter To A Friend -- Soliloquy, Or Advice To An Author -- An Inquiry Concerning Virtue Or Merit -- The Moralists, A Philosophical Rhapsody, Being A Recital Of Certain Conversations On Natural And Moral Subjects -- Miscellaneous Reflections On The Preceding Treatises And Other Critical Subjects. Anthony Ashley Cooper, Third Earl Of Shaftesbury ; Edited By Lawrence E. Klein. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. 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. "Shaftesbury's Characteristics of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times 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. It is a text of fundamental importance for understanding the thought and culture of Enlightenment Europe. This volume presents a new edition of the text together with an introduction that examines its relationship to its historical period and to Shaftesbury's thought as a whole."--Jacket This important Enlightenment text ranges widely over ethics, aesthetics, religion, the arts, and ancient and modern history, and aims at nothing less than a new ideal of the gentleman. This volume, first published in 2000, presents an edition of the text together with an introduction, explanatory notes and a guide to further reading. Now you are returned to....., and, before the season comes which must engage you in the weightier matters of state, if you care to be entertained a while with a sort of idle thoughts, such as pretend only to amusement and have no relation to business or affairs, you may cast your eye slightly on what you have before you. 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This is a new edition of one of the most important texts of the Enlightenment.