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Positive Atheism Bayle Meslier d Holbach Diderot
by [Devellennes, Charles]
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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. He shows how atheism evolved considerably over the century that spans the works of these four authors: from the possibility of the virtuous atheist in the late 17th century, to a deeply rooted materialist philosophy with radical social and political consequences by the eve of the French revolution. The metamorphosis of atheism from a purely negative phenomenon to one that became self-aware had profound consequences for establishing an ethics without God and the rise of republicanism as a political philosophy.
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- Edinburgh University Pres Brand
- Nov 28, 2022 Pub Date:
- 9781474478441 ISBN-13:
- 1474478441 ISBN-10:
- 240.0 pages Paperback
- English Language
- 8.25 in * 0.5 in * 5.5 in Dimensions:
- 2 lb Weight:
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