HIST1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Jansenism, Antichrist, Sapere Aude
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Cutler"s son turned translator/writer: one of the first cultural journalists, also writes novels, plays etc. His family is very pious his brother becomes a priest: he calls denis the antichrist. Anticlerical and anti-authoritarian: diderot waffles and wavers with spirituality, not huge on doctrine, he moves towards atheism move toward materialism that every around is from natural processes. Human being begins as a blank slate and they have the right to be. Libertine (ish) filled with good things: does not deal with old superstitions and taboos. Marries for love, marries low class woman and also has many mistresses: does not want his daughter to be like this. Super embarrassed since many other people risk more and suffer. Pornographic scenes describing every sexual thing a young girl can go through. Will be breaks for people to get water and then also talking about science through it: throwing off church and states and the shackles of the body.
