Tvivl og tolerance (Vol. 15):Et skrift om Pierre Bayle, en milepæl og et paradoks i oplysningens historie

• Main Author: John Pedersen (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: Undetermined
• Published: Museum Tusculanum Press 2006
• Series: Romanske Skrifter
• Subjects: Religion: general; Comparative religion; dansk; philosophy, history of; france; religion og teologi; holland; forfatterskab; religion and theology; church policy; 18. årh.; filosofi og psykologi; philosophy and psychology; kirkepolitik; forfatterportræt; bayle, pierre; 17th century; kristendom; netherlands, the; 17. årh.; filosofihistorie; 18th century; frankrig; danish; authorship; enlightenment, the age of; christianity; author, portrait of an; oplysningstiden
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The philosopher Pierre Bayle (1647-1706) is one of the most enigmatic figures in the history of the European Enlightenment. He was persecuted by the Catholics for his Calvinist beliefs. He was seen as a heretic by his co-religionists because of the doubt that was an essential part of his view of lif...