An Idle Interpretation of the Enlightenment
by
Pierre Saint-Amand
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2011
We think of the Enlightenment as an era dominated by ideas of progress, production, and industry--not an era that favored the lax and indolent individual. But was the Enlightenment only about the unceasing improvement of self and society? The Pursuit of Laziness examines moral, political, and economic...