Early Deism in France From the so-called ‘déistes’ of Lyon (1564) to Voltaire’s ‘Lettres philosophiques’ (1734)
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| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
1984, 1984
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1984 |
| Series: | International Archives of the History of Ideas Archives internationales d'histoire des idées
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- I. Prehistory, from 1564 to about 1670
- 1. Introductory; Pierre Viret’s ‘déistes’ at Lyon, and two characters in Bodin
- 2. The 1620s: Mersenne and the ‘poème des déistes’
- 3. The absence of deistic ideas from 1630 to 1670
- II. The later seventeenth century: precursors and definitions, from Saint-Evremond to Bayle
- 4. Saint-Evremond and the decline of fideism
- 5. The Utopian religions of Foigny and Veiras
- 6. Definitions and accusations, 1670–1700; ‘deism’ as a term of opprobrium
- 7. The Turkish Spy
- III. The first French deists, 1700–1715
- 8. Gilbert’s Calejava: rational deism with Protestant overtones
- 9. Lahontan and Gueudeville: natural religion from Canada
- 10. The anti-Christian deism of the Militaire philosophe
- 11. The Examen de la religion and other clandestine works
- 12. Tyssot de Patot: types of deism and religious criticism
- IV. Deistic ideas in the early works of Montesquieu and Voltaire
- 13. Montesquieu: Lettres persanes
- 14. Voltaire: Lettres philosophiques
- 15. Conclusions
- Biography
- Literary allusions
- Religious attitudes
- Bibliography: 1. Manuscripts and published works discussed in the text as examples or precursors of deism
- 2. Editions, used for reference, of works by major authors
- 3. Secondary authorities, cited in the notes or of general interest for the subject; excluding works cited in the Appendix