Bourgeois dignity: Making the self-made man

Bourgeois dignity: Making the self-made man

Somewhere near the beginning of the eighteenth century a new concept of “dignity” was emerging alongside the rise of a new socioeconomic class, the bourgeoisie. This chapter explores the development of this distinctive new concept of dignity, investigating first the key elements of the so-called bou...

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Main Author: HENDERSON, Christine Dunn
Format: text
Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2017
Subjects:
Addison
Steele
bourgeois dignity
eighteenth century
commercial
virtue
Spectator
independence
self-making
politeness
Philosophy
Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3400
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/4657/viewcontent/On_Bourgeois_Dignity_Making_the_Self_Mad.pdf
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English

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