Charles Devellennes looks at the the religious, social and political thought of the first four thinkers of the French Enlightenment: Pierre Bayle, Jean Meslier, Paul-Henri Thiry d'Holbach and Denis Diderot to explicitly argue for atheism as a positive philosophy.
Charles Devellennes looks at the the religious, social and political thought of the first four thinkers of the French Enlightenment: Pierre Bayle, Jean Meslier, Paul-Henri Thiry d'Holbach and Denis Diderot to explicitly argue for atheism as a positive philosophy.
Charles Devellennes is Senior Lecturer in Political and Social Thought at the University of Kent. He has written extensively on the history of political thought, including on d'Holbach and Meslier, as well as on atheism both in its historical context and contemporary expressions. His recent works include critiques of the new materialism, as well as a rethinking of the social contract for the Gilets Jaunes movement in France.
Inhaltsangabe
1. The Birth of Positive Atheism 2. Bayle and Virtuous Atheism 3. Meslier the First Atheist 4. D'Holbach's Systematic Materialist Ontology 5. Diderot the Metatheist 6. The State of Atheism in France, 1789 Bibliography.
1. The Birth of Positive Atheism 2. Bayle and Virtuous Atheism 3. Meslier the First Atheist 4. D'Holbach's Systematic Materialist Ontology 5. Diderot the Metatheist 6. The State of Atheism in France, 1789 Bibliography.
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