 | A Philosophical Commentary on These Words of the Gospel, Luke 14:23, Compel Them to Come in, That My House May Be Full Philosophical Commentary deals with church and state, religious toleration, legal enforcement of religious practices, and religiously motivated violence. Pierre Bayle (1647-1706) was a Protestant philosopher and critic. John Kilcullen is Senior Research Fellow, Humanities, at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. Chandran Kukathas is Chair in Political Theory at The London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London. Please note: This title is available as an ebook for purchase on Amazon , Barnes and Noble , and iTunes .Born at Carla-le-Comte (now Carla-Bayle) in southern France, Pierre Bayle was the son of a French Protestant minister. Because of the persecution of the Huguenots in France, Bayle was forced to flee to Holland in 1681 where he lived the rest of his life. Bayle wrote a large number of works attacking all kinds of theological and philosophical theories and opposing all kinds of intolerance; he also edited one of the first major philosophical journals. Bayle's most widely known work is his immense four-folio Historical and Critical Dictionary (1697-1702), in which he developed a complete skepticism about everything that is said and everything that is done. Considered the Arsenal of the Enlightenment, the work greatly influenced Berkeley, Hume, and Voltaire. (Bowker Author Biography) |
