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Rameau's Nephew is one of the most unsettling and brilliant dialogues of the Enlightenment: a conversation between the composed philosopher "Moi" and the brilliantly disreputable "Lui," nephew of the composer Jean-Philippe Rameau. Set in the cafés and salons of Paris, the work fuses satire, philosophical inquiry, theatrical improvisation, and social anatomy, exposing the hypocrisies of patronage, genius, morality, and taste. Its shifting voices and ironic instability anticipate modern dialogic fiction. Denis Diderot, editor of the Encyclopédie and among the most radical minds of eighteenth-century France, wrote from within the intellectual and social contradictions he scrutinized. His experience of censorship, dependence on patrons, and engagement with materialist philosophy sharpened his fascination with performance, self-interest, and moral ambiguity. Rameau's Nephew remained unpublished in his lifetime, a sign of its audacity and its refusal of easy doctrine. This book is indispensable for readers interested in Enlightenment thought beyond its orderly ideals. It offers a dazzling portrait of intelligence at war with respectability, and of society revealed through its parasites, flatterers, and artists. Read it for its wit, its philosophical danger, and its startling modernity.
Rameau's Nephew is one of the most unsettling and brilliant dialogues of the Enlightenment: a conversation between the composed philosopher "Moi" and the brilliantly disreputable "Lui," nephew of the composer Jean-Philippe Rameau. Set in the cafés and salons of Paris, the work fuses satire, philosophical inquiry, theatrical improvisation, and social anatomy, exposing the hypocrisies of patronage, genius, morality, and taste. Its shifting voices and ironic instability anticipate modern dialogic fiction. Denis Diderot, editor of the Encyclopédie and among the most radical minds of eighteenth-century France, wrote from within the intellectual and social contradictions he scrutinized. His experience of censorship, dependence on patrons, and engagement with materialist philosophy sharpened his fascination with performance, self-interest, and moral ambiguity. Rameau's Nephew remained unpublished in his lifetime, a sign of its audacity and its refusal of easy doctrine. This book is indispensable for readers interested in Enlightenment thought beyond its orderly ideals. It offers a dazzling portrait of intelligence at war with respectability, and of society revealed through its parasites, flatterers, and artists. Read it for its wit, its philosophical danger, and its startling modernity.
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| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2024 |
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| Fachbereich: | Populäre Darstellungen |
| Genre: | Importe, Philosophie |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| ISBN-13: | 9788028371715 |
| ISBN-10: | 802837171X |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Diderot, Denis |
| Hersteller: | Sharp Ink |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Copycat s.r.o., 22, Holesovice, Schnirchova 662, ?-170 00 Prague, kristoferpaetau@gmail.com |
| Maße: | 229 x 152 x 4 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Denis Diderot |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 15.05.2024 |
| Gewicht: | 0,108 kg |