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The Original Atheists

By Joshi, S. T.

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The Original Atheists

By Joshi, S. T.

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This is the first anthology ever published to feature the writings of leading eighteenth-century thinkers on the subjects of atheism, religion, freethought, and secularism. Editor S. T. Joshi has compiled notable essays by writers from Germany, France, England, and early America. The contributors include Denis Diderot (a principal author of the multivolume French Encyclopédie), Baron d'Holbach (System of Nature, 1770), Voltaire (Philosophical Dictionary), David Hume, Immanuel Kant, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Ethan Allen, Thomas Paine, and other lesser-known thinkers. With a comprehensive introduction providing the intellectual and cultural context of the essays, this outstanding compilation will be of interest to students of philosophy, religious studies, and eighteenth-century intellectual history.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
288
Release Date:
2014-01-07
Publication Date:
2014-01-07
Publisher:
Prometheus
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1616148411
ISBN13:
9781616148416
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
421 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
16 cm
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