An Examination Of Mr. Pope's Essay On Man (1739) - Couverture rigide

Crousaz, Jean-Pierre De

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1104030446 ISBN 13 : 9781104030445

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing Co, 2009

Synopsis

""An Examination Of Mr. Pope�������s Essay On Man"" is a book written by Jean-Pierre De Crousaz in 1739. The book is a critical analysis of Alexander Pope's famous work ""Essay on Man"". In his analysis, Crousaz examines Pope's philosophical and theological arguments, and questions their validity and coherence. Crousaz argues that Pope's work contains contradictions and inconsistencies, and challenges Pope's views on human nature, free will, and the existence of evil. The book is considered to be a significant contribution to the debate on the nature of man and the role of religion in human life. It is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of philosophy and theology, and the Enlightenment period in particular.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

ExaMIN.vTION of a great A verfion for that Spirit; the very Name of it is odious to me. My firfl: Inclination carries me to acquiefce in whatever is propos dto me. I have always need of Violence to bring myfelf to object, and nothing ever determines me to an Examination, but the Fear of deceiving myfelf, and afterwards drawing others into Miftakes. Befides, I am too well acquainted with the Charms of Poetry, to engage with a Poet who has already acquired fo great a Name. Thro a Profe I ranjlation I feel the Power of his Enthufiafm ,I have never talk don this Subjedl with any one Perfon, who has not own dthat Mr Pope is at leaft a fhining A uthor. It concerns the I ntereft of Mankind that Geniufes of this Charafter fliould be likewife judicious and circumfped.
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This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing Co
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1104030446
• ISBN 13: 9781104030445
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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