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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

Reason. Sacrilege in the English and French Revolutions.
        Hébert. Danton. Chaumette. Clootz. The atheist Salaville     274
    28. Religious and political forces of revolt. The polemic
        of Rivarol                                                   280
    29. The political causation. Rebellion in the ages of faith      281
    30. The polemic of Mallet du Pan. Saner views of Barante.
        Freethinkers and orthodox in each political camp. Mably.
        Voltaire. D'Holbach. Rousseau. Diderot. Orthodoxy of the
        mass. The thesis of Chamfort                                 284
    31. The reign of persecution                                     289
    32. Orthodox lovers of tolerance                                 291
    33. Napoleon                                                     292


Chap. XVIII--German Freethought in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth
Centuries

    1.  Moral Decline under Lutheranism. Freethought before the
        Thirty Years' War. Orthodox polemic. The movement of
        Matthias Knutzen                                             294
    2.  Influence of Spinoza. Stosch. Output of apologetics          297
    3.  Leibnitz                                                     298
    4.  Pietism. Orthodox hostility. Spread of Rationalism           300
    5.  Thomasius                                                    302
    6.  Dippel                                                       304
    7.  T. L. Lau                                                    305
    8.  Wolff                                                        305
    9.  Freemasonry and freethinking. J. L. Schmidt. Martin Knutzen  306
    10. J. C. Edelmann                                               307
    11. Abbot Jerusalem                                              308
    12. English and French influences. The scientific movement.
        Orthodox science. Haller. Rapid spread of rationalism        309
    13. Frederick the Great                                          312
    14. Mauvillon. Nicolai. Riem. Schade. Basedow. Eberhard.
        Steinbart. Spalding. Teller                                  315
    15. Semler. Töllner. Academic rationalism                        318
    16. Bahrdt                                                       320
    17. Moses Mendelssohn. Lessing. Reimarus                         322
    18. Vogue of deism. Wieland. Cases of Isenbiehl and Steinbuhler.
        A secret society. Clerical rationalism. Schulz. The edict of
        Frederick William II. Persistence of skepticism. The
        Marokkanische Briefe. Mauvillon. Herder                      329
    19. Goethe                                                       333
    20. Schiller                                                     336
    21. Kant                                                         337
    22. Influence of Kant. The sequel. Hamann. Chr. A. Crusius.
        Platner.

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