TY - BOOK AU - Pfeil,Johann Gottlob Benjamin AU - Mercier,Louis-Sébastien TI - L'homme sauvage AV - PT PY - 2013/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Indians of North America -- Fiction KW - Utopias -- Fiction N1 - Release date is 2013-08-26; Produced by Hélène de Mink, Adrian Mastronardi, Clarity, Hans Pieterse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries); Original publication data not identified N2 - "L'homme sauvage" by Johann Gottlob Benjamin Pfeil is a philosophical novel written in the late 18th century. The story follows the character of the Chevalier Baltimore as he explores the nature of humanity, investigating whether man is innately good or evil through his interactions and reflections on civilization versus the natural state. The tale promises a deep examination of human emotions and morality, especially embodied in the character of Williams, a native Indian who has lived in a state of nature. At the start of the narrative, the Chevalier Baltimore expresses his eagerness to understand humanity in its primal form, driven by philosophical inquiry and a quest for truth. As he prepares for an expedition to America, he contemplates various accounts of tribes, ultimately finding them contradictory and influenced by cultural biases. Upon arrival, he forms a bond with Williams, also known as Zidzem, whose experiences and reflections on his life among both savage and civilized societies may hold the key to understanding human nature. This opening sets the stage for an exploration of deep philosophical questions through the intriguing interplay of friendship, culture, and the essence of being. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43561 ER -