Naturel, rationnel, utile : penser l’optimisation avec quelques utopies des Lumières

Optimum is a theoretical locus where the three concepts of the natural, the rational and the useful converge in the 18th century. This article shows that different utopian discourses of the French Enlightenment are characterized by the distinct ways in which they articulate these concepts. This is e...

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Main Author: Mitia Rioux-Beaulne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institut du Monde Anglophone
Series:Etudes Epistémè
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/episteme/17725