Catholic priest who was revealed after death to possess strong antitheist sentiments
Jean Meslier
Church
Roman Catholic Church
Personal details
Born
(1664-06-15)15 June 1664
Mazerny, France
Died
17 June 1729(1729-06-17) (aged 65) Étrépigny, France
Nationality
French
Denomination
Roman Catholic
Jean Meslier (French:[melje]; also Mellier; 15 June 1664[1] – 17 June 1729) was a French Catholic priest (abbé) who was discovered, upon his death, to have written a book-length philosophical essay promoting atheism and materialism. Described by the author as his "testament" to his parishioners, the text criticizes and denounces all religions.
JeanMeslier (French: [melje]; also Mellier; 15 June 1664 – 17 June 1729) was a French Catholic priest (abbé) who was discovered, upon his death, to have...
Meslier is originally a French surname, and can refer to the following: People: JeanMeslier (1664–1729), Catholic priest who was discovered after his...
dispatched his heroes to a fictional country located near South Africa. JeanMeslier, the writer of Memoire, composed the first atheistic manifesto in modern...
explain sufficiently why he was executed, but his disciples were not. JeanMeslier (1664–1729) had similar thoughts in the 18th century. In chapters 33...
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treatise on the non-existence of God) and in the 1720s by the French priest JeanMeslier. In the course of the 18th century, other openly atheistic thinkers followed...
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enlightenment can be found in Spinoza and his circle. Radical enlighteners like JeanMeslier were not satisfied with the social criticism of the time, which was essentially...
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(1646–1716). Co-inventor of calculus. Pierre Bayle (1647–1706). Pyrrhonist. JeanMeslier (1664–1729). Atheist Priest. Giambattista Vico (1668–1744). John Toland...
Jenyns Karl Christian Friedrich Krause John Lawrence Charles R. Magel JeanMeslier Mary Midgley J. Howard Moore José Ferrater Mora Leonard Nelson Edward...
Hitchens Baron d'Holbach Lawrence Krauss Michael Lou Martin Karl Marx JeanMeslier Friedrich Nietzsche Michel Onfray Bertrand Russell Peter Singer Victor...
Jenyns Karl Christian Friedrich Krause John Lawrence Charles R. Magel JeanMeslier Mary Midgley J. Howard Moore José Ferrater Mora Leonard Nelson Edward...
Jenyns Karl Christian Friedrich Krause John Lawrence Charles R. Magel JeanMeslier Mary Midgley J. Howard Moore José Ferrater Mora Leonard Nelson Edward...
Jenyns Karl Christian Friedrich Krause John Lawrence Charles R. Magel JeanMeslier Mary Midgley J. Howard Moore José Ferrater Mora Leonard Nelson Edward...
Jenyns Karl Christian Friedrich Krause John Lawrence Charles R. Magel JeanMeslier Mary Midgley J. Howard Moore José Ferrater Mora Leonard Nelson Edward...
Jenyns Karl Christian Friedrich Krause John Lawrence Charles R. Magel JeanMeslier Mary Midgley J. Howard Moore José Ferrater Mora Leonard Nelson Edward...
Hitchens Baron d'Holbach Lawrence Krauss Michael Lou Martin Karl Marx JeanMeslier Friedrich Nietzsche Michel Onfray Bertrand Russell Peter Singer Victor...
Hitchens Baron d'Holbach Lawrence Krauss Michael Lou Martin Karl Marx JeanMeslier Friedrich Nietzsche Michel Onfray Bertrand Russell Peter Singer Victor...
Jenyns Karl Christian Friedrich Krause John Lawrence Charles R. Magel JeanMeslier Mary Midgley J. Howard Moore José Ferrater Mora Leonard Nelson Edward...
Hitchens Baron d'Holbach Lawrence Krauss Michael Lou Martin Karl Marx JeanMeslier Friedrich Nietzsche Michel Onfray Bertrand Russell Peter Singer Victor...
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