Gregory, Mary Efrosini.

Evolutionism in eighteenth-century French thought [electronic resource] / Mary Efrosini Gregory. - New York : Peter Lang, c2008. - 348 p. - Currents in comparative Romance languages and literatures, v. 166 0893-5963 ; . - Currents in comparative Romance languages and literatures ; v. 166. .

Maillet -- Montesquieu -- La Mettrie -- Buffon -- Maupertuis -- Diderot -- Rousseau -- Voltaire -- The controversy over whether apes can be taught to speak -- Race.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-334) and index.


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Philosophy, French--18th century.
Evolution--History--18th century.
Evolution (Biology)--History--18th century.


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