What is the noble savage?
Q: What is the noble savage?
A: The noble savage is a concept that dates back to the 17th century, which suggests that without civilization, humans are inherently good and that it is civilization that corrupts them.
Q: When did the concept of the noble savage developed?
A: The concept of the noble savage developed in the 18th century.
Q: Who was one of the first to express the idea of the noble savage?
A: One of the first to express the idea of the noble savage was Shaftesbury.
Q: What did Shaftesbury believe about when humans were "corrupted"?
A: Shaftesbury believed that humans were "corrupted" by commerce and civilization.
Q: What was the counter to the doctrine of original sin?
A: The counter to the doctrine of original sin was the idea of the noble savage.
Q: What was the eighteenth-century cult of "Primitivism"?
A: The eighteenth-century cult of "Primitivism" was the idea that the noble savage, uncorrupted by civilization, was more worthy and authentically noble than the contemporary product of civilized training.
Q: When did the phrase "noble savage" first appear?
A: The phrase "noble savage" first appeared in Dryden's The Conquest of Granada (1672).
