Filosofía del «buen salvaje»: Florello de Loaisel de Tréogate

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  • Antonio José de Vicente-Yagüe Jara

Abstract

In the 18th century, the word «savage» was regarded as praise rather than a disdainful term. The simple but natural life of the primitive man is happier than the artificial life of the civilised man. The noble savage has indeed a supreme possession: freedom. In the work of Loaisel de Tréogate (1752-1812) we can see Rousseau’s philosophy about happiness, ruled by nature and good sense. Like Rousseau or Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, Loaisel states that nature is good and society easily debases innocent unaware souls. Nature represents a reasonable order. Straying from it leads to physical and moral disorder.

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Vicente-Yagüe Jara, A. J. de. (2010). Filosofía del «buen salvaje»: Florello de Loaisel de Tréogate. Estudios Románicos, 19, 255–280. Retrieved from https://revistas.um.es/estudiosromanicos/article/view/116641
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