Un philosophe des Lumières entre Naples et Paris : Ferdinando Galiani (1728-1787) /

Un philosophe des Lumières entre Naples et Paris : Ferdinando Galiani (1728-1787) /

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Author / Creator:	Mauro, Azzurra, author.
Imprint:	Liverpool : Liverpool University Press on behalf of Voltaire Foundation, University of Oxford, [2021] ©2021
Description:	x, 286 pages ; 24 cm.
Language:	French Italian
Series:	Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment, 2634-8047 ; 2021:10 Oxford University studies in the Enlightenment ; 2021:10.
Subject:	Galiani, Ferdinando, -- 1728-1787. Galiani, Ferdinando, -- 1728-1787. Enlightenment -- Italy. Enlightenment -- France. Philosophy, Italian -- 18th century. Philosophy, French -- 18th century. Enlightenment. Philosophy, French. Philosophy, Italian. France. Italy.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12679678

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Varying Form of Title:	Ferdinando Galiani (1728-1787)
Other authors / contributors:	Galiani, Ferdinando, 1728-1787. Voltaire Foundation, sponsoring body.
ISBN:	9781800859166 1800859163 9781800857957
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-281) and index. Includes quotations in Italian, some with French translation.
Summary:	"Famous for his works on political economy as well as for his diplomatic activity, Ferdinando Galiani (1728-1787) embodies a singular type of 'philosopher', attributing and denying himself this designation according to the context. Although he refused to construct an ordered system of ideas, Galiani produced a philosophical knowledge that accompanied and enriched his political projects. Situated at the crossroads of history, literature and philosophy, this monograph studies Galiani's career by measuring the social and political purpose of his philosophical-literary production, and by establishing his identity as a 'philosopher' between Naples and Paris. What influences did these two socio-cultural milieus have on his thought and his career? This question constitutes the core of an analysis that aims to simultaneously reconsider the Neapolitan and Parisian contexts, where the terms 'philosophe' and 'filosofo' take on different meanings, practices and uses. In the light of the discourses, practices and representations that this author constructed throughout his life, this book places Galiani in the real dimension of philosophical work, studying his way of life as a philosopher, where philosophical battles, editorial successes and fame coexist without conflict with material worries, fears about his reputation or even failures."--Publisher's web page for eBook version.

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Call Number:	DG545.8.G3 M38 2021
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