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Pierre Bayle and his reception in early eighteenth-century England: toleration in the Pensées Diverses and the Commentaire Philosophique
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This thesis offers an original interpretation of Pierre Bayle (1647-1706) and new insights into his reception in England after the Glorious Revolution (1688). Bayle was one of the most influential figures of the Enlightenment who formulated some of the first arguments for a universal toleration that extended even to atheists. Scholars usually speak of Bayle’s conception of toleration as if it were a singular theory. This thesis, however, contends that Bayle’s two most famous treatises on t...
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- Funder identifier:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000155
- Grant:
- 752-2021-0212
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- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
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English, French
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2063518
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pubs:2063518
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2023-09-27
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- James Hooks
- Copyright date:
- 2023
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