Reading Bayle (Toronto Studies in Philosophy)
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (778 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0802082661 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 202 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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Lennon is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Western Ontario.. About the AuthorThomas M
Finally, it is a record of the author's own thoughts upon reading Bayle-what he finds himself thinking about as he looks at Bayle and his world.This work is a critical but sympathetic treatment of this neglected thinker. The title of this work is deliberately ambiguous, reflecting the multiple levels on which its argument is conducted. On another level, the book offers an interpretation of Bayle's writings. Despite his universally acknowledged importance, however, there has been from his own time to the present much disagreement about how Bayle is to be interpreted. The concepts, distinctions, and arguments found in his work were so widely adopted by later authors that Bayle came to be known as the 'Arsenal of the Enlightenment'. Examinations of libraries from the period show him to have been by far the most successful author of the century, and his Historic
"Now I'm even more confused" according to Roald Andresen. I bought this book because I found Bayle's works confusing and difficult to approach. This book - with its very promissing title - is just as confusing and unapproachable. It certainly was of no help to me.
Lennon is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Western Ontario.. Thomas M