The

Philosophers

of the first three

Centuries

of the

The original German "Schilderungen" literally means "descriptions," but in this context, it refers to biographical sketches or character portraits.

of the

who

after their conversion, through their writings,

became defenders of

Christianity.

by means of which these ancient philosophers can easily

be compared with those of our own times.

This refers to the "philosophes" of the Enlightenment, such as Voltaire, whom the author frequently criticized.

From the French

Claude-François Nonnotte (1711–1793) was a French Jesuit writer best known for his public controversies with Voltaire.

With the permission of the Superiors.

A standard 18th-century ecclesiastical endorsement indicating that the work had passed censorship by religious authorities.

Augsburg,

at the Veith Brothers, booksellers.

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