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Page 12
Indeed , his essay “ Of National Characters ” ( 1748 ) begins with an attack upon '
the vulgar ' ( this is Hume's term ) because of their great readiness to generalize
about the national character of peoples . In developing his argument against the
...
Indeed , his essay “ Of National Characters ” ( 1748 ) begins with an attack upon '
the vulgar ' ( this is Hume's term ) because of their great readiness to generalize
about the national character of peoples . In developing his argument against the
...
Page 13
Let me return once again to Hume's essay and his definition of the quintessence
of the English national character as a kind of absence of national characteristics .
Hume tries to explain this absence or lack by means of the “ great liberty and ...
Let me return once again to Hume's essay and his definition of the quintessence
of the English national character as a kind of absence of national characteristics .
Hume tries to explain this absence or lack by means of the “ great liberty and ...
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Hans-Jürgen Diller. This pattern is not confined to the description of racial or
national characters . We encounter ... This could be illustrated with Overbury's
character sketch called “ A Braggadocio Welshman ” . It is difficult to say whether
this is ...
Hans-Jürgen Diller. This pattern is not confined to the description of racial or
national characters . We encounter ... This could be illustrated with Overbury's
character sketch called “ A Braggadocio Welshman ” . It is difficult to say whether
this is ...
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| Title | Images of Germany Anglistik & Englischunterricht, ISSN 0344-8266 |
| Editor | Hans-Jürgen Diller |
| Publisher | C. Winter, 1986 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 3 Jan 2007 |
| ISBN | 3533039161, 9783533039167 |
| Length | 351 pages |
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