Between refinement and civilization

Authors

  • Pedro Paulo G Pimenta Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/dp.v8i1.28123

Keywords:

Civilization, Society, Politeness, Language, Imagination, Refinement.

Abstract

The aim of the article is to study the scope of the notion of civilization as it occurs in Hume's reading of Ferguson's Essay on history of civil society. The importance of the topic in the philosophy of the Enlightenment is such that the very word was coined in the 18th Century.

Author Biography

Pedro Paulo G Pimenta, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo




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How to Cite

G Pimenta, P. P. (2011). Between refinement and civilization. DoisPontos, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/dp.v8i1.28123

Issue

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

Section

Enlightenment and History

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