02113cam a22003013u 4500 24492 UtSlPG 20260610133548.0 m cr n 260607r2008||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 CT Morley, John, 1838-1923 Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 2 of 3), Essay 3: Condorcet Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2008 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2008-02-02 Produced by Paul Murray, René Anderson Benitz and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 2 of 3), Essay 3: Condorcet" by John Morley is a collection of essays written in the early 20th century. This essay focuses on the life and philosophical contributions of Marquis de Condorcet, a significant figure during the French Revolution. The work explores Condorcet's thoughts on the perfectibility of human nature and highlights his role as a thinker amid the tumult of revolutionary France. The opening of the essay delves into Condorcet’s background, noting his survival through a pivotal period of revolutionary upheaval, unlike other notable contemporaries like Voltaire and Rousseau. It describes Condorcet as an intellectually driven yet politically isolated figure, who advocated for both social reform and rationality in governance. With insights into Condorcet’s early influences and relationships with other philosophers, the text sets the stage for a nuanced exploration of his contributions to human rights and the advancement of social thought in the unfolding context of revolutionary France. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Condorcet, Jean-Antoine-Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de, 1743-1794 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24492 65493 65493