Philosopher

Matthew Tindal

Overview

Matthew Tindal (1657 – 16 August 1733) was an eminent English deist author. His works, highly influential at the dawn of the Enlightenment, caused great controversy and challenged the Christian consensus of his time.

Overview adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for authors).

Philosophers who discussed Matthew Tindal

• Joseph Butler
• John Toland
• The Age of Reason
• George Turnbull (theologian)

Ideas Matthew Tindal discusses

• Empiricism
• Freedom of the press
• John Locke
• Joseph Butler
• Christians
• John Toland
• Age of Enlightenment
• Utilitarianism
• God
• Church of England
• Deism
• Charles Blount (deist)
• John Leland (Presbyterian)

Place in the tradition

Part of British philosophy.

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