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Title: Supplément au Voyage de Bougainville
Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suppl%C3%A9ment_au_voyage_de_Bougainville https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suppl%C3%A9ment_au_Voyage_de_Bougainville
Contents: Jugement du Voyage de Bougainville -- Les adieux du vieillard -- L'entretien de l'Aumonier et d'Orou -- Suite du dialogue entre A. et B.
Credits: Produced by Claude Decoret and Laurent de Guillou
Summary: "Supplément au Voyage de Bougainville" by Denis Diderot is a philosophical dialogue and commentary on Captain Bougainville's voyage to the South Seas, written in the late 18th century. The text explores themes of civilization, morality, and the contrast between European and Tahitian cultures through discussions between characters reflecting on the implications of European expansion and its effects on indigenous peoples. The opening of the work introduces conversations between two characters who critically examine Bougainville's journey and the reports he made. They contemplate the environmental conditions, Bougainville's personality, and the nature of knowledge gained from his travels. They also discuss the philosophical implications of colonial encounters, particularly the initial openness and hospitality of the Tahitian people, juxtaposed with the foreboding predictions of a Tahitian elder about the destructive consequences of European contact. As they analyze Bougainville’s writings, the characters question the very nature of progress and morality, setting the stage for deeper reflections on freedom, relationships, and the potentially harmful influences of Western civilization on indigenous societies. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 74.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784
EBook No.: 6501
Published: Sep 1, 2004
Downloads: 153
Language: French
Subject: Philosophy
Subject: Sexual ethics
Subject: Bougainville, Louis-Antoine de, comte, 1729-1811. Voyage autour du monde
LoCC: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion
LoCC: Social sciences: The family, Marriage, Sex and Gender
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Supplément au Voyage de Bougainville
Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suppl%C3%A9ment_au_voyage_de_Bougainville https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suppl%C3%A9ment_au_Voyage_de_Bougainville
Contents: Jugement du Voyage de Bougainville -- Les adieux du vieillard -- L'entretien de l'Aumonier et d'Orou -- Suite du dialogue entre A. et B.
Credits: Produced by Claude Decoret and Laurent de Guillou
Summary: "Supplément au Voyage de Bougainville" by Denis Diderot is a philosophical dialogue and commentary on Captain Bougainville's voyage to the South Seas, written in the late 18th century. The text explores themes of civilization, morality, and the contrast between European and Tahitian cultures through discussions between characters reflecting on the implications of European expansion and its effects on indigenous peoples. The opening of the work introduces conversations between two characters who critically examine Bougainville's journey and the reports he made. They contemplate the environmental conditions, Bougainville's personality, and the nature of knowledge gained from his travels. They also discuss the philosophical implications of colonial encounters, particularly the initial openness and hospitality of the Tahitian people, juxtaposed with the foreboding predictions of a Tahitian elder about the destructive consequences of European contact. As they analyze Bougainville’s writings, the characters question the very nature of progress and morality, setting the stage for deeper reflections on freedom, relationships, and the potentially harmful influences of Western civilization on indigenous societies. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 74.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784
EBook No.: 6501
Published: Sep 1, 2004
Downloads: 153
Language: French
Subject: Philosophy
Subject: Sexual ethics
Subject: Bougainville, Louis-Antoine de, comte, 1729-1811. Voyage autour du monde
LoCC: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion
LoCC: Social sciences: The family, Marriage, Sex and Gender
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.