The Death of Academicians in Fontenelle’s Éloges des académiciens

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PICHOVÁ Dagmar

Year of publication 2025
Type Appeared in Conference without Proceedings
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Faculty of Arts

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Description In my presentation, I examine the role of the “good death” in shaping the new scientific persona in Fontenelle´s Éloges des académiciens. I hold that the depiction of the deaths of academicians is coherent with the persona of scientists and the virtues Fontenelle attributes to them, reflecting an implicit ethical perspective.
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