01910cam a22003373u 4500 74080 UtSlPG 20260610134720.0 m cr n 260607r20241738utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG fr iso639-1 PQ Moncrif, M. de, 1687-1770 Essais sur la necessité et les moyens de plaire Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2024 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essais_sur_la_n%C3%A9cessit%C3%A9_et_sur_les_moyens_de_plaire Release date is 2024-07-20 Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Essais sur la nécessité et les moyens de plaire" by François-Augustin Paradis de Moncrif is a treatise published in 1738. This work explores the art of pleasing others in society—whether to gain esteem, cultivate friendship, or simply be agreeable company. Moncrif argues that understanding human flaws like selfishness and vanity is essential, and that the desire to please is a categorical imperative above all else. The work attracted international attention and was translated into German, English, Italian, and Spanish. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: Geneva: Pellisari, 1738 Conduct of life -- Early works to 1800 Etiquette -- France -- Early works to 1800 https://archive.org/details/essaissurlance00monc https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74080 114805 114805