Supplément au voyage de Bougainville
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Supplément au voyage de Bougainville, ou dialogue entre A et B sur l'inconvénient d'attacher des idées morales à certaines actions physiques qui n'en comportent pas. ("Addendum to the Journey of Bougainville, or dialogues between A and B on the inconvenients of binding moral ideas to some physical actions which bear none") is a philosophical dialogue published in 1772, and written in reaction to Bougainville
's Voyage autour du monde.
Diderot describes dialogues which are pretexts to discuss slavery, colonisation, the Catholic faith and other subjects typical of the Age of Enlightenment
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Louis Antoine de Bougainville
Louis-Antoine, Comte de Bougainville was a French admiral and explorer. A contemporary of James Cook, he took part in the French and Indian War and the unsuccessful French attempt to defend Canada from Britain...
's Voyage autour du monde.
Diderot describes dialogues which are pretexts to discuss slavery, colonisation, the Catholic faith and other subjects typical of the Age of Enlightenment
Age of Enlightenment
The Age of Enlightenment was an elite cultural movement of intellectuals in 18th century Europe that sought to mobilize the power of reason in order to reform society and advance knowledge. It promoted intellectual interchange and opposed intolerance and abuses in church and state...
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