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Anthony Ashley Cooper, third Earl of Shaftesbury [ Philosophy / Art and Literature / Aristocracy ] … death in 1699, he became a member of the House of Lords until his ultimate retirement from active politics (due to ill health) in 1702. From that point onward, the pen became his political weapon. H e conceptualized a cu ltural politics … Affection | Catholicism | Cosmopolitanism | Enlightenment | Manners | Politeness | Whigs | Wit Encyclopedia