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THE HUMAN RACE IS ADVANCING TOWARDS PERFECTION - STAEL-HOLSTEIN, (Anne Louise Germaine de) De l'influence des passions sur le bonheur des individus et des nations. Lausanne, chez Jean Mourer (&) Hignon et Compe. 1796 8vo, 376 + (2)pp, small blank corner torn from one leaf, with cancel title-page and final leaf of errata, contemporary diced russia gilt, marbled edges. A very good copy. First edition and of some importance. "Mme de Stael holds an important place in the history of French thought by her belief in perfectability, i.e. in the doctrine that scientific material progress entails moral progress, and that the human race is advancing towards perfection." (Harvey and Heseltine, Oxford Companion to French Literature, 1959, p.684). Keywords :- woman author Price - £275 |
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