‎REIMARUS, HERMANN SAMUEL.‎
‎Abhandlungen von den vornehmsten Wahrheiten der natürlichen Religion.‎

‎Hamburg, Carl Ernst Bohn, 1766. 8vo. In contemporary full calf with four raised bands and gilt lettering and ornamentation to spine. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Light wear to extremities. Ex-libris (F. v. Iuel) pasted on to pasted down front end-paper. Internally very fine and clean. (16), 766, (24) pp. ‎

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‎Third edition of Reimarus’ collection of essays on various aspects of natural religion, seeking to establish a rational basis for belief in God and moral principles. He argues against revealed religion, arguing that it relies on supernatural claims that cannot be verified through reason. Instead Reimarus advocates for a religion based on natural theology, grounded in the observation of the natural world and human reason. Hermann Samuel Reimarus (1694–1768) was a German philosopher, theologian and Orientalist. He studied at the universities of Jena and Wittenberg, specializing in Oriental languages, particularly Hebrew. After completing his education, Reimarus served as a school rector in Wismar before returning to his hometown as a professor of Oriental languages.‎