Pensées philosophiques
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Pensées philosophiques is an early 18th-century philosophical work by Denis Diderot that challenges religious dogma and advocates for deism and rational inquiry.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century literature
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book → philosophical work → |
| advocates |
freedom of thought
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tolerance → use of reason in religious matters → |
| associatedWith |
French deism
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religious freethought → |
| author |
Denis Diderot
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| countryOfOrigin |
France
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| criticizes |
clerical authority
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religious dogma → revealed religion → |
| genre |
Enlightenment literature
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philosophy → religious criticism → |
| hasAuthorRole |
Denis Diderot
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| hasForm |
collection of short reflections
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| hasInfluenceOn |
debates on deism in 18th-century France
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later Enlightenment religious criticism → |
| historicalContext |
French Enlightenment
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| influencedBy |
Enlightenment rationalism
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deist thought → |
| literaryForm |
aphoristic prose
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| mainTheme |
advocacy of deism
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critique of religious dogma → rational inquiry → |
| movement |
Enlightenment
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| notableFor |
challenge to traditional Christian theology
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early expression of Diderot’s religious views → |
| opposes |
religious intolerance
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superstition → |
| originalLanguage |
French
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| partOf |
Diderot’s early philosophical writings
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| philosophicalPosition |
deism
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rationalism → religious skepticism → |
| publicationCentury |
18th century
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| subject |
ethics
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philosophy of religion → religion → theology → |
| supports |
critical examination of belief
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natural religion → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Denis Diderot
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