I. Prehistory, from 1564 to about 1670.- 1. Introductory; Pierre Viret's 'déistes' at Lyon, and two characters in Bodin.- 2. The 1620s: Mersenne and the 'poème des déistes'.- 3. The absence of deistic ideas from 1630 to 1670.- II. The later seventeenth century: precursors and definitions, from Saint-Evremond to Bayle.- 4. Saint-Evremond and the decline of fideism.- 5. The Utopian religions of Foigny and Veiras.- 6. Definitions and accusations, 1670-1700; 'deism' as a term of opprobrium.- 7. The Turkish Spy.- III. The first French deists, 1700-1715.- 8. Gilbert's Calejava: rational deism with Protestant overtones.- 9. Lahontan and Gueudeville: natural religion from Canada.- 10. The anti-Christian deism of the Militaire philosophe.- 11. The Examen de la religion and other clandestine works.- 12. Tyssot de Patot: types of deism and religious criticism.- IV. Deistic ideas in the early works of Montesquieu and Voltaire.- 13. Montesquieu: Lettres persanes.- 14. Voltaire: Lettres philosophiques.- 15. Conclusions.- Biography.- Literary allusions.- Religious attitudes.- Bibliography: 1. Manuscripts and published works discussed in the text as examples or precursors of deism.- 2. Editions, used for reference, of works by major authors.- 3. Secondary authorities, cited in the notes or of general interest for the subject; excluding works cited in the Appendix.
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I. Prehistory, from 1564 to about 1670. - 1. Introductory; Pierre Viret s `déistes at Lyon, and two characters in Bodin. - 2. The 1620s: Mersenne and the `poème des déistes . - 3. The absence of deistic ideas from 1630 to 1670. - II. The later seventeenth century: precursors and definitions, from Saint-Evremond to Bayle. - 4. Saint-Evremond and the decline of fideism. - 5. The Utopian religions of Foigny and Veiras. - 6. Definitions and accusations, 1670 1700; `deism as a term of opprobrium. - 7. The Turkish Spy. - III. The first French deists, 1700 1715. - 8. Gilbert s Calejava: rational deism with Protestant overtones. - 9. Lahontan and Gueudeville: natural religion from Canada. - 10. The anti-Christian deism of the Militaire philosophe. - 11. The Examen de la religion and other clandestine works. - 12. Tyssot de Patot: types of deism and religious criticism. - IV. Deistic ideas in the early works of Montesquieu and Voltaire. - 13. Montesquieu: Lettres persanes. - 14. Voltaire: Lettres philosophiques. - 15. Conclusions. - Biography. - Literary allusions. - Religious attitudes. - Bibliography: 1. Manuscripts and published works discussed in the text as examples or precursors of deism. - 2. Editions, used for reference, of works by major authors. - 3. Secondary authorities, cited in the notes or of general interest for the subject; excluding works cited in the Appendix.
