Casanova: Enlightenment Philosopher

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgements

Foreword

List of abbreviations

List of tables

Ivo Cerman, Introduction: the philosophy of Giacomo Casanova

Part I: Casanova’s philosophy: an overview
1. Ivo Cerman, Casanova’s observations on moral philosophy
2. Federico Di Trocchio, The philosophy of the adventurer: Giacomo Casanova beyond libertinism and Enlightenment

Part II: National contexts
3. Wolfgang Rother, Italian Enlightenment debates on religion and Church: Casanova’s philosophy and its background 
4. Maciej Forycki, Casanova and his considerations on the partition of Poland

Part III: Case studies
5. Paolo L. Bernardini and Diego Lucci, Casanova on suicide
6. Jean-Christophe Igalens, Casanova: writing the dream between philosophy and autobiography
7. Gérard Lahouati, Voltaire, Casanova and the Dialogues chrétiens: an investigation
8. Ivo Cerman, ‘Je viens pour vous convertir’: Casanova’s dialogues on philosophy and religion

Summaries

Bibliography

Index