Freedom of Conscience and Religion in the French Enlighten ment: The Model of Voltaire and the ‘Encyclopédie’”

Authors

  • Julio Alvear Téllez Universidad del Desarrollo

Abstract

The French Enlightenment does not think that freedom of conscience and religion is a broad and neutral right. The terms depict a meaning narrower than that which, at first sight, is suggested. The writings of Voltaire and the Encyclopédie consider said freedom, per essence and per system, as separated from the Christian God and His law. The anti-Christian disposition, the religious agnosticism and the metaphysical skepticism are the basis for this Modern freedom.

Author Biography

Julio Alvear Téllez, Universidad del Desarrollo

Profesor-Investigador de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad del Desarrollo

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How to Cite

Alvear Téllez, J. (2011). Freedom of Conscience and Religion in the French Enlighten ment: The Model of Voltaire and the ‘Encyclopédie’”. Revista De Estudios Histórico-Jurídicos, (33). Retrieved from https://rehj.cl/index.php/rehj/article/view/550

Issue

No. 33 (2011)

Section

Español

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