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Record Nr.

UNINA9910951796403321

Autore

García-Alonso Marta

Titolo

The Importance of Non-Christian Religions in the Philosophy of Pierre Bayle / / edited by Marta García-Alonso, John Christian Laursen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024

ISBN

9783031648656

303164865X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2024.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (314 pages)

Collana

International Archives of the History of Ideas Archives internationales d'histoire des idées, , 2215-0307 ; ; 251

Altri autori (Persone)

LaursenJohn Christian

Disciplina

194

Soggetti

Philosophy - History

Religion - History

Science - Philosophy

History of Philosophy

History of Religion

Philosophy of Science

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Introduction: Europe as a Religious Melting Pot (García Alonso) -- Chapter 2. Beyond Conscience: Judaism in the Philosophy of Pierre Bayle (Sutcliffe) -- Chapter 3. Philosophy and its Islamic Moment. Pierre Bayle and Islam (Léchot) -- Chapter 4. Bayle: Confucianism and China (García-Alonso) -- Chapter 5. Bayle and Japan (Bahr) -- Chapter 6. Bayle’s reception of Greco-Roman Religion and Culture (Cotton) -- Chapter 7. Bayle and the Ghosts of Mani and Zoroaster (Solère) -- Chapter 8. Bayle and the American and African atheists (Laursen).

Sommario/riassunto

This book offers a fresh perspective on early modern philosophy by highlighting Pierre Bayle's engagement with non-Christian sources. If our major political, ethical, and epistemic doctrines were solely rooted in Christian genealogies, it would seem necessary to include Christianity in the European Constitution. However, this book reveals a different story. The anthropological insights gained from encounters with other lands not only enriched the ethical and political discussions of philosophers, historians, and literati, but also paralleled the



incorporation of empirical data from these regions into fields like medicine, botany, or navigation. These accounts became the building blocks for ethical and political thought, a wellspring of new ideas, thereby making the understanding of other cultures and religions pivotal in reflecting upon the specificities of Europe. Pierre Bayle's work exemplifies this transformative influence.