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Deism in Enlightenment England : theology, politics, and Newtonian public science /

This complete study of English deists as a group argues for a new interpretation of deism in the English Enlightenment. With extensive analysis of less known figures such as Anthony Collins, Matthew Tindal, Thomas Chubb, and Thomas Morgan, it offers a broader assessment of what deism entitled in the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wigelsworth, Jeffrey R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2009.
Colección:Politics, culture, and society in early modern Britain.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: the importance of deist theology
  • The meaning of 1689: politics and theology, 1694 -1700
  • The issue of succession: politics and theology, 1701-09
  • Matter, motion, and Newtonian public science, 1695-1714
  • The spectre of High Church:politics and theology, 1709-19
  • Matter, motion, and Newtonian public science, 1720-41
  • The age of Walpole: politics and theology, 1720-41
  • Conclusion: radical no more.