Shaftesbury: Characteristics of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521578929)

Shaftesbury's Characteristics of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times was published in 1711. It ranges widely over ethics, aesthetics, religion, the arts (painting, literature, architecture, gardening), and ancient and modern history, and aims at nothing less than a new ideal of the gentleman. Together with Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding and Addison and Steele's Spectator, it is a text of fundamental importance for understanding the thought and culture of Enlightenment Europe. This volume presents a new edition of the text together with an introduction, explanatory notes and a guide to further reading.

Author: Anthony Ashley Cooper Shaftesbury
ISBN-10: 0521578922
ISBN-13: 9780521578929
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/13/2000
Pages: 532
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.19d