Pierre Bayle, 1647-1706. Early modern French thinker and forerunner of the Enlightenment, strongly critical of both religious orthodoxy and philosophical rationalism. Best known for his Historical and Critical Dictionary, and for his Skeptical treatment of Cartesian epistemology.
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- PhilosophyPages: Bayle A brief discussion of the life and works of Pierre Bayle, with links to electronic texts and additional information.
- Pierre Bayle Detailed study by Thomas M. Lennon, from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
- Dictionnaire Historique et Critique - University of Chicago Electronic version of the first volume of this monumental work, with a description of the text and its particularities, links to Bayle resources and editions, and info on the ARTFL Project.