Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. II, 1949 Philosophy

Blount, Charles

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BLOUNT, CHARLES. - English deist, b. in 1654, d. in 1693. A rigidly rationalist critic, he devalued every criterion of apologetics of the supernatural, founding his so-called Christianity, a pure religion of nature, solely on reason. The principal inspirers of his thought in the religious and social-political field were Herbert of Cherbury and Hobbes.

Principal work: Anima mundi, or an historical narration of the opinions of the ancients concerning man's soul after this life (1679).

Bibliography

BIBL.: G. V. Lechler, Gesch. des englischen Deismus, Stuttgart and Tübingen 1841, p. 114 SGR.

Ugo Viglino

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II (1949), col. 1723.

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Viglino, Ugo. “Blount, charles.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II, col. 1723. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949. https://azioneromana.com/article/blount-charles.

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Viglino, Ugo. “Blount, charles.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949, col. 1723. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/blount-charles.

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  title     = {Blount, charles},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {II},
  pages     = {1723},
  note      = {Cited by column},
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  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1949},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/blount-charles}
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