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1. Bayle and Virtuous Atheism

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Frontmatter i
Contents v
Introduction: The Birth of Positive Atheism 1
1. Bayle and Virtuous Atheism 29
2. Meslier the First Atheist 63
3. D’Holbach’s Systematic Materialist Ontology 96
4. Diderot the Metatheist 150
5. The State of Atheism in France, 1789 188
Bibliography 210
Index 225

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents v
Introduction: The Birth of Positive Atheism 1
1. Bayle and Virtuous Atheism 29
2. Meslier the First Atheist 63
3. D’Holbach’s Systematic Materialist Ontology 96
4. Diderot the Metatheist 150
5. The State of Atheism in France, 1789 188
Bibliography 210
Index 225

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