Author : Anthony Ashley Cooper Earl of Shaftesbury
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of Shaftesbury (1671-1713) and 'le Refuge Français'-correspondence by : Anthony Ashley Cooper Earl of Shaftesbury
Download or read book Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of Shaftesbury (1671-1713) and 'le Refuge Français'-correspondence written by Anthony Ashley Cooper Earl of Shaftesbury and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Documents the Third Earl's correspondence with five leading figures of the Holland-based Refuge Francais: Pierre Bayle, Jacques Basnage, Jean Le Clerc, Pierre Coste, and Pierre Des Maizeaux. All five were very active as intermediaries between Continental and English thought in the Republic of Letters, located in Holland because of that country's encouragement of free inquiry. Most of the correspondence is presented for the first time and reveals aspects of Shaftesbury's life and thought.