Various Thoughts on the Occasion of a Comet
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Author
Contributions
- Robert C. Bartlett (Translator) - Contributor
Publication
2000-06-01 - State University of New York Press
Language
English
Word Count
83,000 words, Guess
Page Count
332 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL7802289M
- ISBN-139780791445488
- ISBN-100791445488
- OCLC Control Number43403498
- OCLC Control Numbervariousthoughtso00bayl
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number00022910
- Goodreads2785192
- LibraryThing164864
Classifications
- LCCBF1779.C6 B3913 2000
Description
"The appearance of this comet caused so many panicked inquiries to be made of Pierre Bayle, one of the Enlightenment's greatest thinkers, that he decided to formally respond to them, hence the present work, which first appeared in 1682. The book's principle task was to undermine the influence of "superstition" in political life, and it was here that Bayle made the notorious suggestion, unique in the history of political thought until then, that a decent society of atheists is possible in principle. There is no other English translation of this book in print - the only other version was printed in 1708. This translation is based on a recently revised critical edition of the complete French text and includes a substantial interpretive essay that both elucidates the arguments of the work and indicates the importance of Bayle in the history of the modern Enlightenment."--BOOK JACKET.
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