Diderot on Inconstancy in Love, or On the Difference between Probity and Morality

Authors

  • Miran Božovič

Keywords:

inconstancy, the public, morals, 18th century philosophy

Abstract

The article considers Diderot’s conception of inconstancy in love in his short story Madame de la Carlière. Since everything in nature is in a perpetual state of change, inconstancy in love is only natural and marital infidelity virtually inevitable. The author argues that in the story Diderot is less interested in the public response to an instance of marital infidelity than he is in its setting in motion of the fatal chain of events.

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Published

2016-02-07

How to Cite

Božovič, M. (2016). Diderot on Inconstancy in Love, or On the Difference between Probity and Morality. Filozofski Vestnik, 34(3). Retrieved from https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/filozofski-vestnik/article/view/4220

Issue

Vol. 34 No. 3 (2013): New Definition of The Public Sphere, Fiction in Philosophy

Section

New Definition of The Public Sphere

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