Treatise of the Three Impostors and the Problem of Enlightenment - by Abraham Anderson (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Including the first English edition of the Treatise of the Three Impostors since 1904, this book examines the treatise in its literary, political, and philosophical context.

Review Quotes

There is a whole world here-little known to anglophone scholarship-that may have had more influence on the development of modern political theory and philosophy than many of the 'greats'.

This is a useful volume.

This volume contains a new, accurate translation of one version of the Treatise along with related works which were published together in a 1777 edition. ...Anderson's fascinating essays should interest students of early modern philosophy...

This volume makes available in English a capital text of the radical, anti-religious Enlightenment. Anderson's extensive annotations and interpretive essay provide a rich introduction to the work's philosophic context and implications.

About the Author

Abraham Anderson is assistant professor of philosophy at University of New Mexico. He has published articles in Philosophical Quarterly, Ancient Philosophy, and Interpretation.