Voltaire and the French Enlightenment

Reference: The Story of Philosophy

CHAPTER FIVE: Voltaire and the French Enlightenment

  1. Paris: Oedipe
  2. London: The Letters on the English
  3. Cirey: The Romances
  4. Potsdam and Frederick
  5. Les Délices: The Essay on Morals
  6. Ferney: Candide
  7. The Encyclopedia and the Philosophic Dictionary
  8. Écrasez l’lnfame
  9. Voltaire and Rousseau
  10. Dénouement

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Spinoza

Reference: The Story of Philosophy

CHAPTER FOUR: Spinoza

  1. Historical and Biographical
    1. The Odyssey of the Jews
    2. The Education of Spinoza
    3. Excommunication
    4. Retirement and Death
  2. The Treatise on Religion and the State
  3. The Improvement of the Intellect
  4. The Ethics
    1. Nature and God
    2. Matter and Mind
    3. Intelligence and Morals
    4. Religion and Immortality
  5. The Political Treatise
  6. The Influence of Spinoza

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Francis Bacon

Reference: The Story of Philosophy

CHAPTER THREE: Francis Bacon

  1. From Aristotle to the Renaissance 
  2. The Political Career of Francis Bacon 
  3. The Essays
  4. The Great Reconstruction
    1. The Advancement of Learning 
    2. The New Organon
    3. The Utopia of Science 
  5. Criticism
  6. Epilogue

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Aristotle and Greek Science

Reference: The Story of Philosophy

CHAPTER TWO: Aristotle and Greek Science

  1. The Historical Background
  2. The Work of Aristotle
  3. The Foundation of Logic
  4. The Organization of Science
  5. Metaphysics and the Nature of God
  6. Psychology and the Nature of Art
  7. Ethics and the Nature of Happiness
  8. Politics
  9. Criticism
  10. Later Life and Death

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Plato

Reference: The Story of Philosophy

CHAPTER ONE: Plato

  1. The Context of Plato
  2. Socrates
  3. The Preparation of Plato
  4. The Ethical Problem
  5. The Political Problem
  6. The Psychological Problem
  7. The Psychological Solution
  8. The Political Solution
  9. The Ethical Solution
  10. Criticism

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