Incendiary: John Toland and the birth of the Irish Enlightenment

On 18th (some say 11th) September, 1697 the book “Christianity Not Mysterious” was burned in front of the Irish Parliament Buildings. This had been ordered by the Parliament who declare…

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#JohnToland became the Republican Mythmaker via contacts he made in Dublin before he left in a hurry.

His arrival had triggered much writing refuting his #ChristianityNotMysterious (and a series of letters between #Locke and #WilliamMolyneux, which form the basis for the post below).

This controversary was the trigger for the #IrishEnlightenment.

Incendiary: John Toland and the birth of the Irish Enlightenment http://irishphilosophy.com/2013/09/18/incendiary-toland/
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Free event around vision via @https://mastodon.ie/@michaele

https://photomuseumireland.ie/free-symposium-event

Vision was a key concern of the #IrishEnlightenment both as a metaphor, and how it acted as a representation of reality.
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