Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers by Charles Bradlaugh
Read in English by Ted Delorme
This book presents a brief bio and a summary of important ideas & events in the lives of 23 great philosophers from ancient times through the 19th century: Thomas Hobbes, Lord Bolingbroke, Condorcet, Spinoza, Anthony Collins, Descartes, Voltaire, John Toland, Compte De Volney, Charles Blount, Percy B. Shelley, Claud A. Helvetius, Frances W. D'Arusmont, Epicurus, Zeno the Stoic, Matthew Tindal, David Hume, Dr. Thomas Burnet, Thomas Paine, Baptist De Mirabaud, Baron D'Holbach, Robert Taylor, Joseph Barker.
The book focuses on freethinkers, who are known to say things that upset those in power, Several of these men paid for their beliefs with their lives; many others were persecuted and imprisoned for saying what they believed.
(Summary by Ted Delorme)
Contents of the book
1 00 - Editor's Preface - 03:05
2 01 - Thomas Hobbes - 36:34
3 02 - Lord Bolingbroke - 32:57
4 03 - Condorcet - 33:30
5 04 - Spinoza - 35:37
6 05 - Anthony Collins - 33:38
7 06 - Descartes - 30:30
8 07 - Voltaire - 35:40
9 08 - John Toland - 34:34
10 09 - Compte De Volney - 39:22
11 10 - Charles Blount - 40:45
12 11 - Percy Bysshe Shelley - 28:50
13 12 - Claud Arian Helvetius - 39:38
14 13 - Frances W. D'Arusmont - 38:16
15 14 - Epicurus - 38:34
16 15 - Zeno the Stoic - 38:57
17 16 - Matthew Tindal - 37:34
18 17 - David Hume - 37:53
19 18 - Dr. Thomas Burnet - 37:17
20 19 - Thomas Paine - 34:43
21 20 - Baptiste De Mirabaud - 05:04
22 21 - Baron D'Holbach - 34:22
23 22 - Robert Taylor - 40:20
24 23 - Joseph Barker - 46:37
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