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Jean-Baptiste de Boyer d'Argens

Born

in Aix-en-Provence, France

June 24, 1704

Died

January 11, 1771

Genre

Philosophy

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Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens (June 24, 1704 - January 11, 1771) was a French philosopher and writer.

Boyer was born in Aix-en-Provence. An arch-opponent of the Catholic Church, intolerance and religious oppression, he had to flee his native France and his books were frequently denounced by the Inquisition. In 1724 he accompanied the French ambassador on a journey to Constantinople, where he lived for a year. After an adventurous youth, he was disinherited by his father. He then settled for a time in Amsterdam, where he wrote his famous Lettres juives (The Hague, 6 vols, 1738-1742), Lettres chinoises (The Hague, 6 vols, 1739-1742), and Lettres cabalistiques (2nd ed., 7 vols, 1769); also the Mémoires secrets de la république des le ...more

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	Thérèse philosophe 3.50 avg rating — 325 ratings — published 1748 — 78 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Theresa the Philosopher & The Carmelite Extern Nun by Jean-Baptiste de Boyer d'Argens, Anne-Gabriel Meusnier de Querlon, Richard Robinson (Goodreads Author) (Translator) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1748	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La Philosophie du bon sens, ou Réflexions philosophiques sur l'incertitude des connoissances humaines, à l'usage des cavaliers et du beau sexe it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1737 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lettres Chinoises, Ou Correspondance Philosophique, Historique Et Critique, Vol. 1: Entre Un Chinois Voyageur Et Ses Correspondans À La Chine, En ... Au Japon (Classic Reprint) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mémoires du Marquis d'Argens liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1735 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La societe francaise du XVIIIe siecle dans les Lettres juives du marquis d'Argens: Anthologie 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Discours de l'Empereur Julien contre les Chretiens 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1768 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chinese Letters (The Flowering of the Novel) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lettres Chinoises, Ou Correspondance Philosophique, Historique & Critique, Entre Un Chinois Voyageur & Ses Correspondans À La Chine, En Moscovie, En Perse & Au Japon, Volume 5 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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