Project Gutenberg 2004-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 153 Diderot, Denis 1713 1784 Diderot, Pantophile Supplément au Voyage de Bougainville 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 Jugement du Voyage de Bougainville -- Les adieux du vieillard -- L'entretien de l'Aumonier et d'Orou -- Suite du dialogue entre A. et B. Produced by Claude Decoret and Laurent de Guillou "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 ease score: 74.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Philosophy Sexual ethics Bougainville, Louis-Antoine de, comte, 1729-1811. Voyage autour du monde B HQ Text FR Littérature Category: French Literature Category: Philosophy & Ethics 131248 2025-07-03T07:54:41.746124 text/html 131069 2025-01-09T23:24:24.372127 text/html 141209 2025-07-03T07:54:47.372171 application/epub+zip 141919 2025-07-03T07:54:44.812140 application/epub+zip 116921 2025-07-03T07:54:43.654140 application/epub+zip 281138 2025-07-03T07:54:49.171107 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 271836 2025-07-03T07:54:46.672152 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 237974 2022-09-03T12:13:24.089204 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 116157 2025-07-03T07:54:41.494170 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 115997 2012-11-08T21:39:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 112796 2012-11-08T21:39:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20993 2025-07-03T07:54:49.298091 application/rdf+xml 16310 2025-07-03T07:54:44.183159 image/jpeg 3525 2025-07-03T07:54:43.939157 image/jpeg 44277 2012-11-08T21:43:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 43832 2012-11-08T21:43:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 145607 2025-07-03T07:54:41.757152 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia