The "Exasperating Predecessor": Pocock on Gibbon and Voltaire.
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This article offers a critical discussion of Pocock's analysis of the relationship between Gibbon and Voltaire, and particularly the extent to which Decline and Fall was inspired by Voltaire's Essai sur les moeurs. It shows that "Momigliano's hypothesis" about the divorce of philosophy and erudition and their reconciliation in Gibbon was initially a commentary by Momigliano on Voltaire's historical work. It argues that the "Momiglianian model" plays a central role in Pocock's argument in Barbarism and Religion. In that sense, understanding Gibbon's highly ambiguous appraisal of Voltaire helps us understand the overall purpose of Decline and Fall.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of the history of ideas
دوره 77 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016