Positive Atheism : : Bayle, Meslier, d’Holbach, Diderot / / Charles Devellennes.
Examines the evolution of the positive nature of atheism as a political philosophy in French Enlightenment thinkersWritten from the perspective of atheists – or those sympathetic to atheism – as opposed to the perspective of theologiansExplores the larger context of the history of atheism: where neg...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022] ©2021 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction: The Birth of Positive Atheism
- 1. Bayle and Virtuous Atheism
- 2. Meslier the First Atheist
- 3. D’Holbach’s Systematic Materialist Ontology
- 4. Diderot the Metatheist
- 5. The State of Atheism in France, 1789
- Bibliography
- Index