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Rousseau and l'infâme : religion, toleration, and fanaticism in the Age of Enlightenment /

Ecrasez l'infâme! Voltaire's rallying cry against fanaticism resonates with new force today. Nothing suggests the complex legacy of the Enlightenment more than the struggle of superstition, prejudice, and intolerance advocated by most of the Enlightenment philosophers, regardless of their...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Francés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, ©2009.
Colección:Faux titre ; no. 326.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Ecrasez l'infâme! Voltaire's rallying cry against fanaticism resonates with new force today. Nothing suggests the complex legacy of the Enlightenment more than the struggle of superstition, prejudice, and intolerance advocated by most of the Enlightenment philosophers, regardless of their ideological differences. The aim of this book is to undertake a reconsideration of the controversies surrounding the questions of religion, toleration, and fanaticism in the eighteenth century through an examination of Rousseau's dialogue with Voltaire. What come to light from this confrontation are two lead.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (308 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781441601100
1441601104
9789401206655
9401206651
ISSN:0167-9392 ;