Voltaire and the Radical Enlightenment

Ryan M. Reeves (PhD Cambridge) is Assistant Professor of Historical Theology at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Twitter: / ryanmreeves Instagram: / ryreeves4

[@Jimani15]

I am a law student from Greece and I stumbled into this channel about 3 months ago and I was amazed. Great content, keep up the good work professor.

[@ryan82scott]

Ryan Reeves drinking game: Every time you use the phrase "pregnant moment"= 1 shot/drink. Enjoying the series regardless.

[@RyanReevesM]

May not make for a good day the next morning! :)

[@armymobilityofficer9099]

Add "per se" and "problematic." I enjoy the series also.

[@LibreGracia]

Mike Tyson´s punchout! A blast from the past. I loved that game.

[@datarater]

10001 Arabian Nights?

[@benson0509]

Can we bring back the punishment of exile? I'd love to go live in London.

[@AlphaSections]

As an American, if I had to choose between prison or living in England. I would obviously chose living in England. If it was the People's Republic of Korea than I would choose prison.

[@JRRodriguez-nu7po]

Your lecture reminds me of the Buffet song: "Margaritaville"... Wasted away again in [the Bastille], Searchin' for my lost shaker of salt. Some people claim that there's a woman to blame, But I know it's nobody's fault. Don't know the reason, Stayed here all season With nothing to show but this new [philosophy]. But it's a real beauty, A [n enlightment] cutie, how it got here I haven't a clue. Wasted away again in [the Bastille], Searchin' for my lost shaker of salt. Some people claim that there's a woman to blame, Now I think, - hell it could be my fault.

[@JRRodriguez-nu7po]

change the Bastille to the awful Bastille so it sings better.

[@hippo11222]

I don't think we can attribute to John Locke the origin of what became cultural relativism. Perhaps, people used his assessment of the world in order to establish the conditions of various theories, but Locke seems to be far more grounded in his Natural Law theory of justice. His appeal to Tabula Rasa seems more like an attempt to justify his belief in Free Will as it grounds Liberty as a coherent concept. For instance. without Free Will, Liberty as a concept is meaningless.

[@jozefpatrnciak7653]

Shouldn't the name of the book mentioned at 5:07 be 10001 Arabian Nights?

[@AlphaSections]

I think he meant 100001 Arabian Nights. Poor Scheherazade doesn't live long enough to finish her stories.

[@mrbobspongeful]

Dr Reeves, Didn't some Europeans also do close kin marriages as well to keep land within their own family?

[@armymobilityofficer9099]

It is common is Westeros, especially among Targaryens.

[@gknoy8259]

Excellent lecture, but odd error 16 mns in. Voltaire never insulted a noblewoman in his life, or any woman that I know of. The spat was with the Chevalier de Rohan, who was making fun of his name change from Arouet to Voltaire. Voltaire's reply was, "I'm the first of my name, just as you are the "dernier" of yours." Dernier means both the last and the lowest, and Rohan was indeed a very ignoble character, then stalking Voltaire's leading actress and friend, Adrienne Lecouvreur. Rohan was furious that Voltaire kept shielding her, and was insulting him in the hope ofpicking a fight or duel.

[@jayasuryangoral-maanyan3901]

the quote comes from Oscar Wilde

[@matthewmccann7108]

I've heard that Chuck Norris ' s round the house kick, not only subdues the villain, but also imparts lasting wisdom of Voltaire in each and every kick. Thumbs up or thumbs on this post if you believe what is stated above.

[@neemapaxima6116]

Great content as usual... but it's 1001 Arabian Nights...5:09 (I listen to your lectures very carefuly, that's how I catched it)

[@colt4667]

I thought Voltaire invented the voltmeter. No ???

[@RyanReevesM]

Tots. The 9v battery, too!

[@JRRodriguez-nu7po]

Once again an excellent balanced presentation. I've left criticism when you touch on actual STEM science, where it seems you're shallow. This lecture again is back on your usual track of excellence. Just wish you understood Titus 1:12 better (I spent 2.5 years on that verse alone and optimistically, I might have scratched the surface of it).

[@mitzvahgolem8366]

Funny how this professor always seems to skip the Jews. Europeans knew very well about Judaism . Weird WASPy tendency he has. Otherwise good lectures. Todah Rabah.שלום