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

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

Burns and Scotland                                         208
    § 17. Panic and reaction after the French Revolution. New
          aristocratic orthodoxy. Thomas Paine. New democratic
          freethought                                                209


Chap. XVII--French Freethought in the Eighteenth Century

     1. Boulainvilliers. Strifes in the Church. Fénelon and Ramsay.
        Fanaticism at court. New freethinking. Gilbert. Tyssot de
        Patot. Deslandes. Persecution of Protestants                 213
     2. Output of apologetics                                        214
     3. The political situation                                      216
     4. Huard and Huet                                               216
     5. Montesquieu                                                  217
     6. Jean Meslier                                                 219
     7. Freethinking priests. Pleas for toleration. Boindin          221
     8. Voltaire                                                     222
     9. Errors as to the course of development                       224
    10. Voltaire's character and influence                           229
    11. Progress of tolerance. Marie Huber. Resistance of bigotry.
        De Prades. The Encyclopédie. Fontenelle as censor            233
    12. Chronological outline of the literary movement               236
    13. New politics. The less famous freethinkers: Burigny;
        Fontenelle; De Brosses; Meister; Vauvenargues; Mirabaud;
        Fréret                                                       244
    14. N.-A. Boulanger. Dumarsais. Prémontval. Solidity of much
        of the French product                                        246
    15. General anonymity of the freethinkers. The orthodox defence  250
    16. The prominent freethinkers. Rousseau                         253
    17. Astruc                                                       256
    18. Freethought in the Académie. Beginnings in classical
        research. Emergence of anti-clericalism. D'Argenson's
        notes                                                        257
    19. The affair of Pompignan                                      258
    20. Marmontel's Bélisaire                                        259
    21. The scientific movement: La Mettrie                          260
    22. Study of Nature. Fontenelle. Lenglet du Fresnoy. De
        Maillet's Telliamed. Mirabaud. Resistance of Voltaire to
        the new ideas. Switzerland. Buffon and the Church            262
    23. Maupertuis. Diderot. Condillac. Robinet. Helvétius           264
    24. Diderot's doctrines and influence                            267
    25. D'Alembert and d'Holbach                                     271
    26. Freethought and the Revolution                               273
    27. The conventional myth and the facts. Necker. Abbé Grégoire.
        The argument of Michelet. The legend of the Goddess of

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