Dr. Richard Price, the Marquis de Condorcet, and the Political Culture of Friendship in the Late Enlightenment

The eighteenth century saw many innovations in political culture including the rise of the public sphere where political ideas were freely and openly discussed and criticized. The new public sphere arose within the institutions of private life such as the Republic of Letters and salons, so the modes of behavior in private life were important influences on the new political culture of the public sphere. By studying the lives and careers of Richard Price and the Marquis de Condorcet, I examine the role that the private institution of friendship played in the new political culture of the late Enlightenment. During the 1780s, friendship became an important political symbol that represented the enlightened ideals of equality, reciprocity, liberty, and humanitarianism.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2001

Author dc:creator

• Kruckeberg, Robert Dale

Contributors dc:contributor

• Morris, Marilyn
• Paz, Denis
• Golden, Richard M.

• Price, Richard, 1723-1791.
• Condorcet, Jean-Antoine-Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de, 1743-1794.
• Enlightenment.
• Political science -- History -- 18th century.
• the Marquis de Condorcet
• friendship
• political culture
• public sphere

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• Public
• Copyright
• Kruckeberg, Robert Dale, Jr.
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

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oclc: 51210840
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