Including the first English edition of the
Treatise of the Three Impostorssince 1904, this book examines the treatise in its literary, political, and philosophical context.
Abraham Andersonis assistant professor of philosophy at University of New Mexico. He has published articles in
Philosophical Quarterly, Ancient Philosophy, and
Interpretation.
There is a whole world here-little known to anglophone scholarship-that may have had more influence on the development of modern political theory and philosophy than many of the 'greats'. John Christian Laursen, University of California, Riverside
This volume contains a new, accurate translation of one version of the Treatise along with related works which were published together in a 1777 edition. ...Anderson's fascinating essays should interest students of early modern philosophy....... Christopher Kelly, University of Maryland, Baltimore County,Albert E. Gunn and Staff
This is a useful volume. History Of Poltical Thought
This volume makes available in English a capital text of the radical, anti-religious Enlightenment. Anderson's extensive annotations and interpretive essay provide a rich introduction to the work's philosophic context and implications. Thomas Pangle, University of Toronto
This volume contains a new, accurate translation of one version of theTreatisealong with related works which were published together in a 1777 edition. ...Anderson's fascinating essays should interest students of early modern philosophy... Christopher Kelly, University of Maryland, Baltimore County,Albert E. Gunn and Staff
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