The Life of Lucilio (Alias Julius Cæsar) Vanini —— Burnt for Atheism at Thoulouse; With an Abstract of His Writings, Being the Sum of the Atheisical Doctrine Taken From Plato, Aristotle, Averroes, Cardanus and Pomponatius's Philosophy; With a Consultation of the Same; And Mr. Bayle's Arguments in Behalf O

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ISBN: 9781330620199 出版年：2016 页码：125 David Durand Forgotten Books

That this Piece has all the Characters requisite to distinguish its worth and value, the perusal will sufficiently testify. In it is perceivable an accurate and impartial Judgment, free from all Insinuations or Suppositions, that either directly or consequentially favour of prejudice of Education: Our Author seems to be so cautions of avoiding such an Imputation (not only in this, but all his other Writings) when an opportunity offers, or an abjection against the Christian Belief falls in his way; that he with the greatest impartiality illustrates it, urging it with the utmost Energy and Force, to leave the Reader entirely satisfied with his reply, and to eradicate compleatly the most dangerous Doubts and Perplexities.Vanini in his life time was famous all over Europe for his sophistical Writings, which are new and uncommon in their kind, and particularly adapted to the Taste of that Age. They were wrote in a good Latin Style, and so artfully contrived, that under the pretext of defending Christianity and Morality, he slily insinuated the rankest atheistical Principles, aiming at nothing less, than to destroy all Religion, even the Natural not excepted.