A History of Freethought in the Nineteenth Century

A History of Freethought in the Nineteenth Century PDF

Author: John Mackinnon Robertson

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Published: 2001-01-05

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781855068872

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A continuation of Robertson's A History of Freethought, Ancient and Modern, this work centred on Europe and American freethought in the century that saw the greatest surge of religious doubt and scepticism. At the heart of this work lies the doctrine of evolution and the birth of 'new' sciences like anthropology, psychology, sociology and the growth of ethics without religious dogma. Together these works tell an exciting story and would be of benefit to all students of the history of ideas whatever their core interest. --sole lifetime edition of major and pioneering intellectual source book --important biographical source for pre and post-Darwinian religious thinking in Europe and America --attractively illustrated with 48 portraits --packed with cross-references and bibliographical information --relevant to all historians of ideas

Freethinkers of the Nineteenth Century (Classic Reprint)

Freethinkers of the Nineteenth Century (Classic Reprint) PDF

Author: Janet E. Courtney

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Published: 2016-06-27

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 9781332785315

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Excerpt from Freethinkers of the Nineteenth Century The vision had passed; but the awakening remained, and the question recurred. Who were the spiritual teachers and masters from whom the generation, now grown to maturity, had learned its love of freedom '2 Might it not be worth while for men and women of middle age to set down some record of the liberators they had listened to in youth, before a new world arose, tempted to forget its debt to the Old? Any selection must necessarily seem arbitrary. It can but be coloured by individual experience. But there are at least certain broad aspects of freedom which must be represented. Free thought means one thing to the theologian, another to the poet and critic. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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