Epicureans and Atheists in France, 1650–1729
$302.75
- Hardcover
242 pages
- Release Date
28 June 2016
Summary
Seeds of Doubt: Unveiling Atheism in Early Modern France
Atheism posed a profound challenge to the bedrock of early modern French certainties. Theologians and philosophers deemed it absurd, convinced that the natural world’s facts and behaviors were inexplicable without divine reference.
The alternative, a radical naturalism exemplified by Epicureanism, found unexpected pathways into the learned Christian world. This book explores these dynamics, revealing how Epicurean argu…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781107132641 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1107132649 |
| Author: | Alan Charles Kors |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 242 |
| Release Date: | 28 June 2016 |
| Weight: | 510g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 159mm x 19mm |
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’… indispensable … sure to fruitfully inspire many historians for years to come.’ Jeffrey D. Burson, American Historical Review
‘… indispensable … sure to fruitfully inspire many historians for years to come.’ Jeffrey D. Burson, American Historical Review
About The Author
Alan Charles Kors
Alan Charles Kors is the Henry Charles Lea Professor of History, University of Pennsylvania. He taught at the École Pratique des Hautes Études and the Folger Library. He is also co-founder of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education. He has published the Encyclopaedia of the Enlightenment (2003), Atheism in France, 1650–1729 (1990) and D’Holbach’s Coterie: An Enlightenment in Paris (1976).
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