The Persian Letters
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The book by Montesquieu is a fictional novel that was written by the author so he could comment on the society in which he was living. This novel has served as a good example of the ideas that were present during the early Enlightenment. There are many ideas and themes that Montesquieu discusses b ....
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.... to his laws is crucial. He does not see anything wrong with having different religions because all of them have precepts that
are useful to society. All the different religions promote obedience to the law and require their followers to be good and just. He believes that even if there was no God these ideas can still help society function correctly. Montesquieu also criticizes numerous aspects of established religion and shows that he sees it as useless and so he responds to it with indi ....
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Page count: 4 (approximately 250 words per page)
