full screen
Home > History & Humanities > History > Les chats
Les chats

Les chats


     0     
5
4
3
2
1



International Edition


About the Book

Champfleury Les chats: Histoire, moeurs, observations, anecdotes 188 pages avec illustrations "Il peut paraître singulier que de longues études soient consacrées à un simple individu, au chat, qui, quoique résumant une partie des facultés des félins, ne saurait cependant donner une idée complète des êtres plus considérables de la même race; mais les habitudes sédentaires de l'animal permettent à l'homme de cabinet de l'étudier à tout instant, sans interrompre son travail. De l'atelier des alchimistes, le chat a passé chez les écrivains; il fait partie de leur modeste intérieur, & il offre ceci de particulier avec les gens de lettres, qu'il a presque autant de détracteurs que si, lui-même, le chat écrivait. Comme tous les êtres qui provoquent les caresses, qui en donnent & en reçoivent, comme les femmes, si le chat a été beaucoup aimé par les uns, il ne lui a pas été pardonné par les autres, surtout par les métaphysiciens. Beaucoup avoueraient, avec le père Bougeant, dans le livre peu amusant de l'Amusement philosophique sur le langage des bêtes, que les bêtes ne sont que des diables, & qu'à la tête de ces diables marche le chat. Descartes fait de tout animal un automate. Pour combattre cette affirmation, il faudrait déployer un grand attirail de métaphysique vers lequel je ne me sens pas porté. Je préfère d'autres natures d'esprits: Aristote, Pline, Plutarque, Montaigne, qui assoient leurs doutes sur des faits, prouvés par la raison & l'observation. Les naturalistes, ceux sur lesquels il est commode au bon sens de s'appuyer, tiennent pour l'intelligence chez les animaux, à commencer par le père de l'histoire naturelle. L'ensemble de la vie des animaux, dit Aristote, présente plusieurs actions qui sont des imitations de la vie humaine. Cette exactitude, qui est le fruit de la réflexion, est encore plus sensible chez les petits animaux que chez les grands. Nous voilà loin des automates de Descartes. Avec Montaigne on n'a que l'embarras du choix. Les Essais sont le plus riche arsenal en faveur de l'intelligence des animaux. Presque à chaque page, Montaigne se plaît à rabattre le caquet de l'homme. C'est par vanité, dit-il, que l'homme se trie soy mesme & sépare de la presse des aultres créatures, taille les parts aux animaulx ses confrères & compaignons, & leur distribue telle portion de facutz & de forces que bon luy semble. Les animaux confrères de l'homme, voilà ce qu'écrivait ce sceptique qui a fait passer tant de hardiesses sous le couvert de la bonhomie."


Best Sellers



Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781726251976
  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Height: 203 mm
  • No of Pages: 190
  • Spine Width: 10 mm
  • Weight: 245 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1726251977
  • Publisher Date: 07 Oct 2018
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: French
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Histoire, moeurs, observations, anecdotes
  • Width: 127 mm


Similar Products

Add Photo
Add Photo

Customer Reviews

REVIEWS      0     
Click Here To Be The First to Review this Product
Les chats
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform -
Les chats
Writing guidlines
We want to publish your review, so please:
  • keep your review on the product. Review's that defame author's character will be rejected.
  • Keep your review focused on the product.
  • Avoid writing about customer service. contact us instead if you have issue requiring immediate attention.
  • Refrain from mentioning competitors or the specific price you paid for the product.
  • Do not include any personally identifiable information, such as full names.

Les chats

Required fields are marked with *

Review Title*
Review
    Add Photo Add up to 6 photos
    Would you recommend this product to a friend?
    Tag this Book Read more
    Does your review contain spoilers?
    What type of reader best describes you?
    I agree to the terms & conditions
    You may receive emails regarding this submission. Any emails will include the ability to opt-out of future communications.

    CUSTOMER RATINGS AND REVIEWS AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TERMS OF USE

    These Terms of Use govern your conduct associated with the Customer Ratings and Reviews and/or Questions and Answers service offered by Booksbay (the "CRR Service").


    By submitting any content to Booksbay, you guarantee that:
    • You are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property rights in the content;
    • All "moral rights" that you may have in such content have been voluntarily waived by you;
    • All content that you post is accurate;
    • You are at least 13 years old;
    • Use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity.
    You further agree that you may not submit any content:
    • That is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading;
    • That infringes any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy;
    • That violates any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising);
    • That is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation;
    • For which you were compensated or granted any consideration by any unapproved third party;
    • That includes any information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses, contact information or phone numbers;
    • That contains any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging computer programs or files.
    You agree to indemnify and hold Booksbay (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees and third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.), harmless from all claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of a breach of your representations and warranties set forth above, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.


    For any content that you submit, you grant Booksbay a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or sell, transfer, and/or distribute such content and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world without compensation to you. Additionally,  Booksbay may transfer or share any personal information that you submit with its third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc. in accordance with  Privacy Policy


    All content that you submit may be used at Booksbay's sole discretion. Booksbay reserves the right to change, condense, withhold publication, remove or delete any content on Booksbay's website that Booksbay deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the content guidelines or any other provision of these Terms of Use.  Booksbay does not guarantee that you will have any recourse through Booksbay to edit or delete any content you have submitted. Ratings and written comments are generally posted within two to four business days. However, Booksbay reserves the right to remove or to refuse to post any submission to the extent authorized by law. You acknowledge that you, not Booksbay, are responsible for the contents of your submission. None of the content that you submit shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Booksbay, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners or third party service providers (including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.)and their respective directors, officers and employees.

    Accept

    New Arrivals



    Inspired by your browsing history


    Your review has been submitted!

    You've already reviewed this product!