Book contents
- Flattery and the History of Political Thought
- Flattery and the History of Political Thought
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 “Suffer No Man to Be King”
- 2 Without “Superfluous Ornament”
- 3 “The Monarch’s Plague”
- 4 “The Bewitching Engine”
- 5 “Flattering to Young Ambitious Minds”
- Conclusion
- Works Cited
- Index
4 - “The Bewitching Engine”
Mandeville and Smith on Flattery, Praise, and the Origins of Language*
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 January 2018
Book contents
- Flattery and the History of Political Thought
- Flattery and the History of Political Thought
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 “Suffer No Man to Be King”
- 2 Without “Superfluous Ornament”
- 3 “The Monarch’s Plague”
- 4 “The Bewitching Engine”
- 5 “Flattering to Young Ambitious Minds”
- Conclusion
- Works Cited
- Index
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- Flattery and the History of Political ThoughtThat Glib and Oily Art, pp. 132 - 169Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2018