Following Macherey's notion of «literary philosophy», this essay reads Rousseau's Julie, ou la Nouvelle Héloïse (1761) and Diderot's La Religieuse (1782) as texts where philosophical theses on passion, freedom of conscience, and the language of the senses are conveyed through the literary medium.
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Chapter Title
Una «filosofia letteraria» per il secolo dei Lumi, tra Rousseau e Diderot
Authors
Paolo Quintili
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1157-4.04
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Publication Year
2026
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Book Title
Scritture del particolare. Romanzo e sciences de l’homme tra Sette e Ottocento
Book Subtitle
Atti del Convegno di Siena (23-24 aprile 2025)
Editors
David Matteini
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Number of Pages
156
Publication Year
2026
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© 2026 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press, USiena Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1157-4
ISBN Print
979-12-215-1156-7
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-1157-4
eISBN (epub)
979-12-215-1158-1
Series Title
Studi di letterature moderne e comparate
Series ISSN
2975-0377
Series E-ISSN
2975-0229