Artful immorality - variants of cynicism : Machiavelli, Gracián, Diderot, Nietzsche / by D.S. Mayfield.

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Mayfield, D. S. (Daniel Scott), 1984-

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TextSeries: WeltLiteraturen ; Bd. 8.Publisher: Boston : De Gruyter, 2015Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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3110431599
9783110431599
3110431831
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183/.4 23

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B809.5 .M38 2015

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Contents:

Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Table of Contents -- 1. Artful Immorality: Imprimis -- 2. Ancient Cynicism -- 3.1. Elegant Expediency: Machiavelli's Il Principe (~1513) -- 3.2. Acute Concinnity: Gracián's Oráculo manual y arte de prudencia (1647) -- 3.3. A 'Diogenes Redivivus': Diderot's Le Neveu De Rameau (~1774 / 1805 / 1891) -- 3.4. Beyond Morality, Or Cynicism: Nietzsche's Nachgelassene Fragmente (1884-1889) -- 4. Morality's Contingency -- Scribal Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Index.

Summary: 'Cynicism' seems to be a viral word. Far from losing its function due to excessive use, it appears to be applied to almost anything deemed problematic - morally, societally, politically, culturally. This study aims at rendering scholarly expedient a term apparently innocent of any precise meaning, by providing precise descriptions of the cynical statement and the cynical stance in Machiavelli, Gracián, Diderot and Nietzsche.

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'Cynicism' seems to be a viral word. Far from losing its function due to excessive use, it appears to be applied to almost anything deemed problematic - morally, societally, politically, culturally. This study aims at rendering scholarly expedient a term apparently innocent of any precise meaning, by providing precise descriptions of the cynical statement and the cynical stance in Machiavelli, Gracián, Diderot and Nietzsche.

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