Epicureans and Atheists in France, 1650���1729.

Kors, Alan Charles.

Epicureans and Atheists in France, 1650���1729. - 1 online resource (254 pages)

Cover -- Half-title -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Dedication -- Table of contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Reading Epicurus -- 2 The Epicureans -- 3 At the Boundaries of Unbelief -- 4 Historians' Atheists and Historical Atheists -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- I. Manuscripts -- II. Critical editions of manuscripts -- III. Journals -- IV. Primary sources, including critical editions -- V. Secondary sources -- VI. Articles not in secondary-source collections (above) -- Index.

This book describes how French Christian culture allowed the dissemination of Epicureanism, which denied divine design.��In its wake, an assertive atheism appeared.


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9781316685730


Atheism - France - History - 18th century.

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