03732nam a22005535i 4500 978-3-031-64865-6 DE-He213 20251030114929.0 cr nn 008mamaa 250123s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031648656 978-3-031-64865-6 10.1007/978-3-031-64865-6 doi B1-5802 HPC bicssc PHI009000 bisacsh QDH thema The Importance of Non-Christian Religions in the Philosophy of Pierre Bayle [electronic resource] / edited by Marta García-Alonso, John Christian Laursen. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2024. VII, 209 p. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda International Archives of the History of Ideas Archives internationales d'histoire des idées, 2215-0307 ; 251 Chapter 1. Introduction: Europe as a Religious Melting Pot (García Alonso) -- Chapter 2. Beyond Conscience: Judaism in the Philosophy of Pierre Bayle (Sutcliffe) -- Chapter 3. Philosophy and its Islamic Moment. Pierre Bayle and Islam (Léchot) -- Chapter 4. Bayle: Confucianism and China (García-Alonso) -- Chapter 5. Bayle and Japan (Bahr) -- Chapter 6. Bayle’s reception of Greco-Roman Religion and Culture (Cotton) -- Chapter 7. Bayle and the Ghosts of Mani and Zoroaster (Solère) -- Chapter 8. Bayle and the American and African atheists (Laursen). This book offers a fresh perspective on early modern philosophy by highlighting Pierre Bayle's engagement with non-Christian sources. If our major political, ethical, and epistemic doctrines were solely rooted in Christian genealogies, it would seem necessary to include Christianity in the European Constitution. However, this book reveals a different story. The anthropological insights gained from encounters with other lands not only enriched the ethical and political discussions of philosophers, historians, and literati, but also paralleled the incorporation of empirical data from these regions into fields like medicine, botany, or navigation. These accounts became the building blocks for ethical and political thought, a wellspring of new ideas, thereby making the understanding of other cultures and religions pivotal in reflecting upon the specificities of Europe. Pierre Bayle's work exemplifies this transformative influence. Philosophy History. 70495 Religion History. 66931 Science Philosophy. 63307 History of Philosophy. 70497 History of Religion. 66936 Philosophy of Science. 68560 García-Alonso, Marta. editor. edt http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 90388 Laursen, John Christian. editor. edt http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 90389 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031648649 Printed edition: 9783031648663 Printed edition: 9783031648670 International Archives of the History of Ideas Archives internationales d'histoire des idées, 2215-0307 ; 251 79070 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-64865-6 ZDB-2-REP ZDB-2-SXPR 66483 66483