{"product_id":"the-original-atheists-first-thoughts-on-nonbelief-paperback","title":"The Original Atheists: First Thoughts on Nonbelief - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eS. T. Joshi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first anthology ever published to feature the writings of leading eighteenth-century thinkers on the subjects of atheism, religion, freethought, and secularism. Editor S. T. Joshi has compiled notable essays by writers from Germany, France, England, and early America.The contributors include Denis Diderot (a principal author of the multivolume FrenchEncyclopedie), Baron d'Holbach (System of Nature, 1770), Voltaire (Philosophical Dictionary), David Hume, Immanuel Kant, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Ethan Allen, Thomas Paine, and other lesser-known thinkers.With a comprehensive introduction providing the intellectual and cultural context of the essays, this outstanding compilation will be of interest to students of philosophy, religious studies, and eighteenth-century intellectual history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eS. T. Joshi\u003c\/b\u003e is a freelance writer, a scholar, and an editor. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Unbelievers: The Evolution of Modern Atheism\u003c\/i\u003e, and he is the editor of \u003ci\u003eAtheism: A Reader; The Agnostic Reader\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eGod's Defenders: What They Believe and Why They Are Wrong\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eH. L. Mencken on Religion\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eDocuments of American Prejudice\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eIn Her Place: A Documentary History of Prejudice against Women\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eWhat Is Man? And Other Irreverent Essays\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also editor of the \u003ci\u003eAmerican Rationalist\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 8.96 x 6.31 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 07, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53344506937651,"sku":"9781616148416","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/pmMtSq0yqB9781616148416.webp?v=1778725772","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-original-atheists-first-thoughts-on-nonbelief-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}