'Early Modern Atheism from Spinoza to dHolbach'
Examining the birth and development of early modern atheism from Spinozas Tractatus theologico-politicus (1670) to dHolbachs Système de la nature (1770), this study considers Spinoza, Hobbes, Cudworth, Bayle, Meslier, Boulainviller, Du Marsais, Fréret, To