Essais sur la necessité et les moyens de plaire by M. de Moncrif
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"Essais sur la nécessité et les moyens de plaire" by François-Augustin Paradis de Moncrif is a treatise published in 1738. This work explores the art of pleasing others in society—whether to gain esteem, cultivate friendship, or simply be agreeable company. Moncrif argues that understanding human flaws like selfishness and vanity is essential, and that the desire to please is a categorical imperative above all else. The work attracted international attention and was
translated into German, English, Italian, and Spanish. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Moncrif, M. de, 1687-1770 |
|---|---|
| Title | Essais sur la necessité et les moyens de plaire |
| Original Publication | Geneva: Pellisari, 1738. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essais_sur_la_n%C3%A9cessit%C3%A9_et_sur_les_moyens_de_plaire |
| Credits | Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 49.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Conduct of life -- Early works to 1800 |
| Subject | Etiquette -- France -- Early works to 1800 |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 74080 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-74080-5 |
| Release Date | Jul 20, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 301 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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