THE FRENCH ENLIGHTENMENT DISCOURSE ON RELIGION: THE CASE OF “PHILOSOPHY IN THE BEDROOM
THE FRENCH ENLIGHTENMENT DISCOURSE ON RELIGION: THE CASE OF “PHILOSOPHY IN THE BEDROOM

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the transformation of the Enlightenment’s religious consciousness in France. The authors assert that “secularization” primarily meant pluralization of religious beliefs and could lead not only to atheism and materialism, but also to some new forms of religiosity. The conducted analysis of certain ideas of the Marquis de Sade shows his particular place in the Enlightenment philosophy and the potential of the parody revival of paganism. The views of Sade are compared to the neo-pagan doctrine of Alain de Benoist, and connection of the latter with the Enlightenment tradition is revealed.

• Details
• Contents