On the inconsistencies of the idea of God in the philosophy of Diderot

Authors

  • Otacílio Gomes da Silva Neto Universidade Estadual da Paraíba

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18012/arf.v7iesp.56748

Keywords:

God, anti-dogmatism, politics, morality

Abstract

The objective of this study is to examine Diderot´s writings on the inconsistencies within the perspectives of God-as-political and God-as-moral. First, it draws from Romano (1996), Grosrichard (1996) and Souza (2002) to undertake an analysis that reveals various interpretations of Diderot´s characteristically eclectic and antidogmatic body of work. Next, the study presents Diderot´s analysis of the political aspect of the idea of God in Philosophical Thoughts (1762). Subsequently, it explores his thoughts on the idea of God as interpreted in the moral plane in Addendum to the Journey of Bougainville, or dialogue between A and B (1772). The study concludes by both questioning the foundations of a civilization based on a particular religious belief and responding to those that defend a civilization rooted in secularism.

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Author Biography

Otacílio Gomes da Silva Neto, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba

Professor do Departamento de filosofia da Universidade Estadual da Paraíba (UEPB). Doutor em filosofia na área de concentração em Ética e Filosofia Política pelo Programa Integrado de Doutorado em Filosofia – UFPE-UFPB-UFRN.

References

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DIDEROT, Denis. O sobrinho de Rameau. Tradução: J. Guinsburg. In: ____. Diderot – Obras III. São Paulo: Perspectiva, 2006.

DIDEROT, Denis. Suplemento à viagem de Bougainville ou diálogo entre A e B sobre o inconveniente de atribuir idéias (sic) morais a certas ações físicas que não as comprovam. Tradução: J. Guinsburg. In: ____. Diderot – Obras II. São Paulo: Perspectiva, 2000.

DIDEROT, Denis. Supplément au Voyage de Bougainville ou Dialogue entre A et B sur l’inconvénient d’attacher des idées Morales à certaines actions physiques qui n’en comportent pas. Paris: Gallimard, 2002.

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RUZZA, Antonio. Em nome das luzes: um desafio à religião. São Paulo: Anablume, 2012.

SOUZA, Maria das Graças de. Natureza e Ilustração: sobre o materialismo de Diderot. São Paulo: UNESP, 2002.

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Published

2020-12-16

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Silva Neto, O. G. da . (2020). On the inconsistencies of the idea of God in the philosophy of Diderot. Aufklärung, 7(esp), p.135–146. https://doi.org/10.18012/arf.v7iesp.56748

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Vol. 7 No. esp (2020): Philosophy and Spirituality

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