Le discours sur le bonheur de Mme du Châtelet:un ensayo práctico

  1. María Vicenta Hernández Álvarez
Llibre:
Escritoras en torno al canon
  1. Mercedes Arriaga Flórez (ed. lit.)

Editorial: Benilde

ISBN: 978-84-16390-54-0

Any de publicació: 2017

Pàgines: 175-200

Tipus: Capítol de llibre

Resum

Amongst many monographs about happiness written in the eighteenth century, we would like to stand out one written by Mme du Châtelet, because although she adopts the main reasons shared by her contemporary thoughts and the old time clichés, she does this from a feminine point of view where her practical philosophy, the pleasure of the senses and the intellectual work are combined in her pursuit of a quotidian and specific happiness