TY  - EJOUR
A1  - Bernier, Myriam
TI  - Does Bayle consider the virtuous atheist to have been graced?
T2  - La Lettre clandestine 2023, n° 31. Les athéismes et la littérature philosophique clandestine
JO  - La Lettre clandestine (ISSN 2271-720X), 31, 2023
DO  - 10.48611/isbn.978-2-406-15052-7.p.0085
SN  - 2271-720X
SP  - 85
EP  - 108
AB  - This article explores Bayle’s defense of the virtuous atheist, demonstrating that it appears to be underpinned by a paradox: on one hand, Bayle states that man only acts according to his passions; on the other, he affirms that true virtue must be defined as following what reason shows us to be good. However, according to Bayle this capability only exists in the very rare cases of those who have obtained grace. . . Should we therefore conclude that the virtuous atheist has the gift of grace?
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/06/21
DP  - Classiques Garnier
PB  - Classiques Garnier
CY  - Paris
KW  - atheism, virtue, libertinism, incredulity, irreligion
LA  - fre
UR  - https://classiques-garnier.com/la-lettre-clandestine-2023-n-31-les-atheismes-et-la-litterature-philosophique-clandestine-does-bayle-consider-the-virtuous-atheist-to-have-been-graced.html
Y2  - 2024/05/30
ER  -