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The pursuit of laziness : an idle interpretation of the Enlightenment / Pierre Saint-Amand ; translated by Jennifer Curtiss Gage.

By: Saint-Amand, Pierre, 1957-.
Material type: TextTextPublisher: Princeton [N.J.] : Princeton University Press, c2011Description: x, 156 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9780691149271 (hardcover : alk. paper); 0691149275 (hardcover : alk. paper).Other title: Idle interpretation of the Enlightenment.Subject(s): Enlightenment -- France | LazinessDDC classification: 190.9033
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).
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South Asian University

General Stacks 		190.9033 S133p (Browse shelf) Available BK00003223
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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).

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