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The stereotype of Casanova as a promiscuous and unscrupulous lover
has been so pervasive that generations of historians have failed to
take serious account of his philosophical legacy. This has recently
changed, however, as the publication of the definitive edition of
his memoirs and the majority of his longer treatises has heralded a
surge of interest in the writer. This book constitutes an
interpretive turn in Casanova studies in which the author is
positioned as a highly perceptive and engaged observer of the
Enlightenment. Drawing primarily on Casanova's large body of
manuscripts and lesser-known works, the contributors reveal a
philosopher whose writings covered topics ranging from sensual
pleasure to suicide. Analysing Casanova's oeuvre from the
perspective of moral philosophy, contributors show how several of
his works - including his historical writings and satirical essays
on human folly - contribute to the Enlightenment quest for a
secular morality. A major feature of this book is the first English
annotated translation of Federico Di Trocchio's seminal article
'The philosophy of an adventurer', which paved the way for a
re-evaluation of Casanova as a serious philosopher. In subsequent
chapters contributors uncover the Italian context of Casanova's
anticlericalism, analyse the sources of his views on suicide and
explore the philosophical dialogues contained in his recently
published manuscripts. Casanova: Enlightenment philosopher marks a
turning point in literary and philosophical studies of the
eighteenth century, and is an indispensable resource for analysing
and interpreting the work of this previously overlooked
Enlightenment thinker.
Given the central role played by religion in early-modern Britain,
it is perhaps surprising that historians have not always paid close
attention to the shifting and nuanced subtleties of terms used in
religious controversies. In this collection particular attention is
focussed upon two of the most contentious of these terms: 'atheism'
and 'deism', terms that have shaped significant parts of the
scholarship on the Enlightenment. This volume argues that in the
seventeenth and eighteenth century atheism and deism involved fine
distinctions that have not always been preserved by later scholars.
The original deployment and usage of these terms were often more
complicated than much of the historical scholarship suggests.
Indeed, in much of the literature static definitions are often
taken for granted, resulting in depictions of the past constructed
upon anachronistic assumptions. Offering reassessments of the
historical figures most associated with 'atheism' and 'deism' in
early modern Britain, this collection opens the subject up for
debate and shows how the new historiography of deism changes our
understanding of heterodox religious identities in Britain from
1650 to 1800. It problematises the older view that individuals were
atheist or deists in a straightforward sense and instead explores
the plurality and flexibility of religious identities during this
period. Drawing on the most recent scholarship, the volume enriches
the debate about heterodoxy, offering new perspectives on a range
of prominent figures and providing an overview of major changes in
the field.
This book examines the four most important projects for Jewish
emancipation in eighteenth-century Europe. The essays presented in
this volume analyze the proposal advanced by the freethinker John
Toland in 1714 and three projects of the 1780s, formulated by the
state official Christian Wilhelm von Dohm in Frederick the Great's
Prussia, the economist Count D'Arco in Mantua under Habsburg rule,
and the Abbe Henri Gregoire in France on the eve of the Revolution.
Focusing on the combination of humanitarian and utilitarian
arguments and objectives in the proposals to redefine the legal and
social status of the Jews, this book is a particularly useful
resource for scholars and students interested in the history of
Jewish-Gentile relations and the Age of Enlightenment.
This book deals with the British deists' biblical hermeneutics, its
roots, and its effects on European culture and society. Deist
thinkers such as John Toland, Anthony Collins and Matthew Tindal
pointed out the historical and anthropological origins of positive
religions. Focusing on the human roots of Judaism, Christianity,
Islam and Ancient Paganism, they advocated tolerance and freedom of
thought. In the context of the deists' research on the history of
positive religions, the study of the Scriptures played a key role.
Deists and freethinkers fought against the influence of Christian
doctrine on political and social life. They denied the supernatural
foundations of Christianity and of Christian institutions, and
analyzed the Bible with the aim to promote the free search for
truth. This book thus stresses the significance of the deists'
biblical criticism for the development of Enlightenment views of
religion and for the secularization of Europe.
John Locke's religious interests and concerns permeate his
philosophical production and are best expressed in his later
writings on religion, which represent the culmination of his
studies. In this volume, Diego Lucci offers a thorough analysis and
reassessment of Locke's unique, heterodox, internally coherent
version of Protestant Christianity, which emerges from The
Reasonableness of Christianity and other public as well as private
texts. In order to clarify Locke's views on morality, salvation,
and the afterlife, Lucci critically examines Locke's theistic
ethics, biblical hermeneutics, reflection on natural and revealed
law, mortalism, theory of personal identity, Christology, and
tolerationism. While emphasizing the originality of Locke's
scripture-based religion, this book calls attention to his
influences and explores the reception of his unorthodox theological
ideas. Moreover, the book highlights the impact of Locke's natural
and biblical theology on other areas of his thought, thus enabling
a better understanding of the unity of his work.
John Locke's religious interests and concerns permeate his
philosophical production and are best expressed in his later
writings on religion, which represent the culmination of his
studies. In this volume, Diego Lucci offers a thorough analysis and
reassessment of Locke's unique, heterodox, internally coherent
version of Protestant Christianity, which emerges from The
Reasonableness of Christianity and other public as well as private
texts. In order to clarify Locke's views on morality, salvation,
and the afterlife, Lucci critically examines Locke's theistic
ethics, biblical hermeneutics, reflection on natural and revealed
law, mortalism, theory of personal identity, Christology, and
tolerationism. While emphasizing the originality of Locke's
scripture-based religion, this book calls attention to his
influences and explores the reception of his unorthodox theological
ideas. Moreover, the book highlights the impact of Locke's natural
and biblical theology on other areas of his thought, thus enabling
a better understanding of the unity of his work.
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