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Title: Essais sur la necessité et les moyens de plaire
Original Publication: Geneva: Pellisari, 1738.
Note: Reading ease score: 49.5 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Credits: 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)
Summary: "Essais sur la nécessité et les moyens de plaire" by M. de Moncrif is a philosophical treatise written in the early 18th century. The book explores the inherent human desire to please others and how this desire influences social interactions, happiness, and personal virtues. The primary focus is on understanding the nature of pleasing others and the various means by which individuals can cultivate this ability to foster goodwill and harmony in society. The opening of the work introduces the notion that all humans inherently desire to please, which complicates social relationships as many act contrary to this instinct. M. de Moncrif contrasts two types of individuals: those who focus solely on their own self-interest and those who acknowledge that virtues are essential to true happiness and seek to build connections with others. He proposes to explore the necessity of pleasing others, the potential missteps associated with it, and how a careful and genuine approach can enhance social interactions. The first part also hints at a second part that will discuss educational principles aimed at instilling the desire to please in children. Overall, the beginning sets the tone for a reflective exploration of social virtues and the ways to cultivate them. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Moncrif, M. de, 1687-1770
EBook No.: 74080
Published: Jul 20, 2024
Downloads: 64
Language: French
Subject: Conduct of life -- Early works to 1800
Subject: Etiquette -- France -- Early works to 1800
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Essais sur la necessité et les moyens de plaire
Original Publication: Geneva: Pellisari, 1738.
Note: Reading ease score: 49.5 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Credits: 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)
Summary: "Essais sur la nécessité et les moyens de plaire" by M. de Moncrif is a philosophical treatise written in the early 18th century. The book explores the inherent human desire to please others and how this desire influences social interactions, happiness, and personal virtues. The primary focus is on understanding the nature of pleasing others and the various means by which individuals can cultivate this ability to foster goodwill and harmony in society. The opening of the work introduces the notion that all humans inherently desire to please, which complicates social relationships as many act contrary to this instinct. M. de Moncrif contrasts two types of individuals: those who focus solely on their own self-interest and those who acknowledge that virtues are essential to true happiness and seek to build connections with others. He proposes to explore the necessity of pleasing others, the potential missteps associated with it, and how a careful and genuine approach can enhance social interactions. The first part also hints at a second part that will discuss educational principles aimed at instilling the desire to please in children. Overall, the beginning sets the tone for a reflective exploration of social virtues and the ways to cultivate them. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Moncrif, M. de, 1687-1770
EBook No.: 74080
Published: Jul 20, 2024
Downloads: 64
Language: French
Subject: Conduct of life -- Early works to 1800
Subject: Etiquette -- France -- Early works to 1800
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.