Bradlaugh, Charles. creator Watts, John. Collins, Anthony. text Electronic books. at Auckland The Floating Press 2012 monographic eng

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1 online resource (342 p.) Have you ever played the parlor game where you name the historical figures you'd like to invite to a dinner party? This fascinating book is kind of like the written form of that exercise. It brings together the key arguments and beliefs espoused by an array of the top minds in the 'free thought' movement, a philosophical school that prized rationality and logic over dogma. It's a must-read for those interested in learning more about philosophy in user-friendly, bite-sized essays. Title; Contents; Editors' Preface; Thomas Hobbes; Lord Bolingbroke; Condorcet; Spinoza; Anthony Collins; Des Cartes; M. De Voltaire; John Toland; Compte de Volney; Charles Blount; Percy Bysshe Shelley; Claud Arian Helvetius; Frances W. D'Arusmont; Epicurus; Zeno, the Stoic; Matthew Tindal; David Hume; Dr. Thomas Burnet; Thomas Paine; Baptiste de Mirabaud; Baron D'Holbach; Robert Taylor; Joseph Barker; Endnotes; Description based upon print version of record. Free thought Freethinkers -- Biography Religion Freethinkers Biography Free thought BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious BL2785 .B7 922.91 Bradlaugh, Charles Auckland : The Floating Press,c2012 9781775457206 (electronic bk.) 1775457206 (electronic bk.) http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=958930 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=466456 http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=958930 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=466456 EBLCP 120716 20200709055548.0 ocn799769280 eng