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Rousseau on Natural Religion
2 Comments Published by Cynthia R. Nielsen June 8th, 2008 in Early Modern Philosophy, Enlightenment, Modernity Related ThemesPart of Rousseau’s project is to try to create citizens who are both courageous (his “savage man” in the state of nature) and yet tolerant. In book IV.viii of the Social Contract, Rousseau divides religion into two types: (1) “religion of man,” “true theism,” or “natural divine right,” and (2) religion of the citizen (p. [...]


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