The Age of Reason

Name: The Age of Reason
Author: Thomas Paine
ISBN: 9781787369931

Author: Thomas Paine
Read by: Sebastian Blackwood
Language: English
Length: 5 hours 52 minutes
ISBN: 9781787369931
Published: 15 March 2015
Imprint: Adelphi Press

deism
Enlightenment
rationalism
religious critique
skepticism
empirical evidence
individual thought
deist philosophy
institutional religion
18th century

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In "The Age of Reason," Thomas Paine embarks on a bold journey through the realms of religion and science, delivering a fervent critique of institutionalized religion and advocating for deism. With unapologetic clarity and incisive logic, Paine challenges the dogmas of his time, promoting reason, empirical evidence, and individual thought. This seminal work remains a powerful testament to the enduring virtues of skepticism and enlightenment ideals.

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Thomas Paine (1737–1809) had the rare gift of making radical ideas feel like common sense. Common Sense helped turn colonial grievance into a republic; The Rights of Man carried that fire back across the Atlantic; later The Age of Reason scandalised the pious without losing his faith in human dignity. Paine wrote for taverns and barracks, not for salons — short sentences, large claims, a nerve that still startles.

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