In Forms and Meanings, Chartier explores what effect changes in form will have on the way we come to know texts in the future, placing his projections within a larger historical perspective that spans from stone tablet to Guttenberg bible and beyond.
"In Patrons of Enlightenment, Edward G. Andrew examines the relationships between philosophers and their patrons, with particular focus on eighteenth-century thinkers in England, France, and Scotland. He argues that the ideal of intellectual autonomy or independence of thought, …
"In Patrons of Enlightenment, Edward G. Andrew examines the relationships between philosophers and their patrons, with particular focus on eighteenth-century thinkers in England, France, and Scotland. He argues that the ideal of intellectual autonomy or independence of thought, …
Patrons of Enlightenment emphasizes the dependency of thinkers upon patrons and compares the patron-client relationships in the French, English, and Scottish republics of letters.