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A Short History of Freethought Ancient and Modern, Volume 2 of 2: Third edition, Revised and Expanded, in two volumesRobertson, J. M. (John Mackinnon)

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A Short History of Freethought Ancient and Modern, Volume 2 of 2: Third edition, Revised and Expanded, in two volumes

Name: A Short History of Freethought Ancient and Modern, Volume 2 of 2: Third edition, Revised and Expanded, in two volumes
Author: Robertson, J. M. (John Mackinnon)

Robertson, J. M. (John Mackinnon)

Free thought -- History

§ 1. Lord Herbert of Cherbury. Hobbes. Selden        69
    § 2. The popular ferment: attempted suppression of heresy by
         Parliament. Lawrence Clarkson. The Levellers and Toleration.
         Forms of unbelief. The term "rationalist." Propaganda against
         atheism. Culverwel. The Polemic of Henry More. Freethought at
         the Restoration. The case of Biddle. The protests of Howe,
         Stillingfleet, and Baxter. Freethought in Scotland. The
         argument of Mackenzie. English Apologetics of Casaubon,
         Ingelo, Temple, Wilkins, Tillotson, Cudworth, Boyle, and
         others. Martin Clifford. Emergence of Deism. Avowals of
         Archdeacon Parker, Sherlock, and South. Dryden. Discussion on
         miracles. Charles Blount. Leslie's polemic. Growth of
         apologetic literature. Toland. The Licensing Act             75
    § 3. Literary, scientific, and academic developments. Sir
         Thomas Browne. Jeremy Taylor. John Spencer. Joseph Glanvill.
         Cartesianism. Glisson. Influence of Gassendi.
         Resistance to Copernican theory. Lord Falkland. Colonel
         Fry. Locke. Bury. Temple. The Marquis of Halifax. Newton.
         Unitarianism. Penn. Firmin. Latitudinarianism. Tillotson.
         Dr. T. Burnet. Dr. B. Connor. John Craig. The
         "rationalists"                                              100


Chap. XV--French and Dutch Freethought in the Seventeenth Century

     1. Influence of Montaigne and Charron. Gui Patin. Naudé. La
        Mothe le Vayer                                               117
     2. Catholic Pyrrhonism                                          120
     3. Descartes's influence. Boileau. Jesuit and royal hostility   121
     4. Vogue of freethinking. Malherbe. Joan Fontanier. Théophile
        de Viau. Claude Petit. Corneille. Molière                    122
     5. Cyrano de Bergerac                                           123
     6. Pascal's skepticism. Religious quarrels                      124
     7. Huet's skepticism                                            126
     8. Cartesianism. Malebranche                                    128
     9. Buffier. Scientific movements                                130
    10. Richard Simon. La Peyrère                                    131
    11. Dutch thought. Louis Meyer. Cartesian heresy                 132
    12. Spinoza                                                      133
    13. Biblical criticism. Spinozism. Deurhoff. B. Bekker           137
    14. Bayle                                                        139
    15. Developments in France. The polemic of Abbadie. Persecution
        of Protestants. Fontenelle                                   141
    16. St. Evremond. Regnard. La Bruyère. Spread of
        skepticism. Fanaticism at court                              143


Chap. XVI--British Freethought in the Eighteenth Century

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