Presentation of a book in Bardonecchia

Friday, September 4th at 5:30 PM at the Palazzo delle Feste – foyer for Scena 1312 – Books, presentation of Franco Mazzilli's book "Luxury Salons and Boredom in the Paris of the Philosophers."

Jean-François De Saint-Lambert
Essay on Luxury

Paul Henry Thiry d'Holbach
Apology for Boredom and the Boring

During the reign of Philippe II d'Orléans, following the death of Louis XIV, French society underwent a period of great change.
The nobility returned to experience pleasure and luxury in Parisian salons alongside the wealthy bourgeoisie. Ideas related to hedonism, rationalism, and individual freedom spread.
A debate arose about the relationship between personal interest and the collective good. Two opposing visions emerged: a frugal and rigorous society or a society founded on luxury and economic freedom. This cultural and political debate is summarized in Jean-François de Saint-Lambert's "Essay on Luxury" from 1764.

Free admission.

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