Anthony Ashley Cooper, third Earl of Shaftesbury [ Philosophy / Art and Literature / Aristocracy ]
… across Europe, any account of the decidedly British contribution to Enlightenment ‘sociability’ must remain incomplete without an understanding of his extended treatment of the term. People > Philosophy People > Art and Literature People > Aristocracy Keywords Affection Catholicism Cosmopolitanism Enlightenment Manners Politeness Whigs Wit Anthony Ashley Cooper, third Earl of Shaftesbury (1671-1713), fundamentally shaped the concept of sociability for … theories of sociability, it is vital to illuminate the causes for his interest in the idea a s well as its significance within the wider scope of his philosophy, particularly his ethical and political thought. The first traces of the concept …
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