The image of Voltaire – Hugh Blair and the art of history writing

Authors

  • Luís F. S. Nascimento Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/dp.v8i1.28122

Keywords:

keywords Blair, Voltaire, History, Ancients, Moderns, Critic, Model

Abstract

 The present text aims to understand the reasons that took the Scottish philosopher and critic Hugh Blair to take Voltaire as a model to the modern historian.  This  study  begins  with  a  brief  description  of  some elements  of history conception according to Voltaire´s thinking and then the consideration that the British author makes of it.

Author Biography

Luís F. S. Nascimento, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, São Paulo





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How to Cite

F. S. Nascimento, L. (2011). The image of Voltaire – Hugh Blair and the art of history writing. DoisPontos, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/dp.v8i1.28122

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2011): Enlightenment and History

Section

Enlightenment and History

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