Science and religion in Montesquieu's thought: The scientific foundation of the religious Enlightenment.
A defining feature of the religious Enlightenment in eighteenth-century Europe was the justification of religion through science and reason. In his explorations of natural science, Montesquieu sought to demonstrate the independence of nature from God and to distinguish between science and religion,...
| Publicado en: | Chinese Studies in History Vol. 58; no. 4; pp. 262 - 283 |
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