The time of enlightenment : constructing the future in France, 1750 to year one

The time of enlightenment : constructing the future in France, 1750 to year one /

"In this manuscript, the author demonstrates how a new idea of the future came into being in eighteenth-century France with the development of modern biological, economic, and social engineering. With the emergence of these practices, the future transformed from something that was largely belie...

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Main Author: Nelson, William Max, 1976- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2021]
Subjects:
1700-1799
Enlightenment > France.
Enlightenment > France > Influence.
Forecasting > Social aspects > France > History > 18th century.
Future, The > Social aspects > France > History > 18th century.
Future, The > Philosophy.
Philosophy, French > 18th century.
SCIENCE / History
Enlightenment
Enlightenment > Influence
Intellectual life
Philosophy, French
France > Intellectual life > 18th century.
France > Vie intellectuelle > 18e siècle.
France
History
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