John Toland was een rationalistische filosoof en vrijdenker die gevestigde religieuze doctrines uitdaagde en rede propageerde als fundament van de Verlichting. Zijn werken, vaak met scherpe voorzichtigheid opgesteld, ondervroegen het bovennatuurlijke en onderzochten de oorsprong van religieuze overtuigingen. Beschouwd als een van de eerste professionele vrijdenkers, droegen Tolands geschriften aanzienlijk bij aan de vroege ontwikkeling van het Verlichtingsdenken.
This book is a detailed analysis of the political landscape in Great Britain during the early 18th century. The author, John Toland, was a prominent Irish philosopher and political theorist, and he provides a thorough examination of the various interests and parties that shaped British politics at the time.
This book is a collection of political writings by James Harrington, a seventeenth-century English political theorist. The book includes his major work, Oceana, a utopian vision of a republic divided into small, self-governing communities. The book also includes Harrington's other works, such as The Commonwealth of Oceana, and The Prerogative of Popular Government. The book offers a fascinating insight into the political ideas of an innovative thinker and is an essential resource for scholars and students of political theory.
This collection brings together some of the most important works by influential thinker John Toland. Through his works, readers can get a rich insight into Toland's take on topics ranging from religion to ancient history.
Published in 1656, The Oceana is a political treatise by English philosopher James Harrington. Influenced by the works of Plato and Machiavelli, Harrington's book proposes a unique form of government that he calls an 'empire of laws and not of men.' Accompanied by notes and commentaries by John Toland, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in political theory and philosophy.
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