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Diverse Thoughts on Man

Antoine Pecquet

出版	Peter Lang, 1999
主題	History / CivilizationLiterary Criticism / GeneralLiterary Criticism / European / FrenchPhilosophy / GeneralPhilosophy / Movements / HumanismPhilosophy / PoliticalSocial Science / GeneralSocial Science / Anthropology / GeneralSocial Science / Sociology / General
ISBN	08204445299780820444529
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=7Sp-AAAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋

Antoine Pecquet wrote in the eighteenth century during the reign of Louis XV. Although he included Pascal among those he admired, he considered Alexander Pope his true mentor. In Part 1 of Diverse Thoughts on Man, Pecquet reflects on Man's responsibilities as an individual: in Part 2, on Man's responsibilities as a member of society. Among these responsibilities he includes human and social concerns, such as parental and filial obligations, and the transfer of wealth between generations. In the tradition of Montaigne, Pecquet intended his Diverse Thoughts on Man to help his readers learn more about themselves. Although he felt that those who would profit most from his book were readers who had not greatly pondered about themselves, he believed that every reader could find something of value in it.