A History of Freedom of Thought


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(4.9 stars; 9 reviews)

The great civil liberties we enjoy today, like Freedom of Speech and Freedom of the Press, have their foundation in Freedom of Thought. Without being able to freely explore all kinds of matter with an inquisitive mind, whether it be religious, political, societal, scientific, etc., any expression thereof is limited in and of itself.

John Bagnell Bury tells the history of freedom of thought from its roots in Ancient Greece and Rome through the dark and restrictive Middle Ages and its renewed liberation in the Renaissance and the Reformation until the Rationalism of the 17th - 19th centuries.

The focus of this book is on religious freethought, but the ideas and values of freedom of thought can be applied to any subject where rigorous thinking is beneficial. (Summary by Ava)
(5 hr 51 min)

Kapitel

Freedom of Thought and the Forces Against It (Introductory) 22:51 Gelesen von Availle
Reason Free (Greece and Rome) 35:25 Gelesen von helensears
Reason in Prison (The Middle Ages) 28:30 Gelesen von realisticspeakers
Prospect of Deliverance (The Renaissance and the Reformation) 25:11 Gelesen von KalenXI
Religious Toleration, Part 1 26:37 Gelesen von soji
Religious Toleration, Part 2 26:36 Gelesen von jenno
The Growth of Rationalism (17th and 18th Centuries), Part 1 38:23 Gelesen von realisticspeakers
The Growth of Rationalism (17th and 18th Centuries), Part 2 35:30 Gelesen von realisticspeakers
The Progress of Rationalism (19th Century), Part 1 25:01 Gelesen von J. M. Smallheer
The Progress of Rationalism (19th Century), Part 2 24:55 Gelesen von J. M. Smallheer
The Progress of Rationalism (19th Century), Part 3 25:36 Gelesen von J. M. Smallheer
The Justification of Liberty of Thought 37:15 Gelesen von mleigh

Bewertungen


(5 stars)

a cautionary tale about what happens when anti-science movements gain traction, even in an otherwise advanced society

Great Book!


(5 stars)

last reader seems a bot