Isaac de Pinto (1717–1787) and the Jewish problems: Apologetic letters to Voltaire and Diderot
2007; Routledge; Volume: 33; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/j.histeuroideas.2007.05.001
ISSN1873-541X
AutoresJosé Luís Cardoso, António de Vasconcelos Nogueira,
Tópico(s)American Constitutional Law and Politics
ResumoIsaac de Pinto was an active financier, economist and homme de lettres. Descending from a Jewish family of Portuguese origin, he lived in Amsterdam, Paris and London. Throughout his life, he enjoyed close relationships and made regular contact with important figures of the European Enlightenment. The main purpose of this article is to show that the concern with the Jewish problems, namely those relating to the difficult economic situation of the Portuguese nation in Amsterdam in the second half of the eighteenth century, is a key factor in explaining the ongoing moral and apologetic dialogues that Isaac de Pinto maintained separately with Voltaire and Diderot.
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