Search Results for France - Narrowed by: France -- Intellectual life -- 18th century.SirsiDynix Enterprisehttps://wait.sdp.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_US/WAILRC/WAILRC/qu$003dFrance$0026qf$003dSUBJECT$002509Subject$002509France$002b--$002bIntellectual$002blife$002b--$002b18th$002bcentury.$002509France$002b--$002bIntellectual$002blife$002b--$002b18th$002bcentury.$0026ps$003d300?dt=list2024-05-09T17:34:40ZArtisanal enlightenment : science and the mechanical arts in Old Regime France / Paola Bertucci.ent://SD_ILS/0/SD_ILS:3103892024-05-09T17:34:40Z2024-05-09T17:34:40Zby Bertucci, Paola, author.<br/>Call Number 509.4409033 23<br/>Publication Date 2017<br/>Summary What would the Enlightenment look like from the perspective of artistes, the learned artisans with esprit, who presented themselves in contrast to philosophers, savants, and routine-bound craftsmen? Making a radical change of historical protagonists, the author places the mechanical arts and the world of making at the heart of the Enlightenment. At a time of great colonial, commercial, and imperial concerns, artistes planned encyclopedic projects and sought an official role in the administration of the French state. The Société des Arts, which they envisioned as a state institution that would foster France's colonial and economic expansion, was the msot ambitious expression of their collective aspirations. This work provides the first in-depth study of the Société, and demonstrates its legacy in scientific programs, academies, and the making of Diderot and D'Alembert's Encyclopédie. Through insightful analysis of textual, visual, and material sources, the author provides a ground-breaking perspective on the politics of writing on the mechanical arts and the development of key Enlightenment concepts such as improvement, utility, and progress.<br/>Format: Electronic Resources<br/><a href="http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?url=http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1622336">http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?url=http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1622336</a><br/>Reading the French enlightenment : system and subversion / Julie Candler Hayes.ent://SD_ILS/0/SD_ILS:2198952024-05-09T17:34:40Z2024-05-09T17:34:40Zby Hayes, Julie Candler, 1955-<br/>Call Number 840.938409033 22<br/>Publication Date 1999<br/>Summary Julie Candler Hayes surveys the past fifty years of philosophical reflection on the Enlightenment, and takes issue both with traditional liberal and with contemporary critical accounts. Through close analysis of philosophical, scientific, and literary texts, she emphasizes the urgency of maintaining a dialogue between past and present, Enlightenment and modernity.<br/>Format: Electronic Resources<br/><a href="http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=e900xww&AN=54540">Click here to view</a><br/>Music and the origins of language : theories from the French Enlightenment / Downing A. Thomas.ent://SD_ILS/0/SD_ILS:2203652024-05-09T17:34:40Z2024-05-09T17:34:40Zby Thomas, Downing A.<br/>Call Number 401 20<br/>Publication Date 1995<br/>Format: Electronic Resources<br/><a href="http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=e900xww&AN=53553">Click here to view</a><br/>Publishing the Prince [electronic resource] : history, reading, & the birth of political criticism / Jacob Soll.ent://SD_ILS/0/SD_ILS:2416222024-05-09T17:34:40Z2024-05-09T17:34:40Zby Soll, Jacob, 1968-<br/>Call Number 320.1 22<br/>Publication Date 2005<br/>Format: Electronic Resources<br/><a href="http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=e900xww&AN=318492">Click here to view</a><br/>