François-André-Adrien Pluquet (14 June 1716 – 18 September 1790) was a French theologian and philosopher. Best known for his ''Dictionary of
Heresies
Heresy is any belief or theory that is strongly at variance with established beliefs or customs, in particular the accepted beliefs of a church or religious organization. The term is usually used in reference to violations of important relig ...
'' (1762), he also wrote treatises on
determinism
Determinism is a philosophical view, where all events are determined completely by previously existing causes. Deterministic theories throughout the history of philosophy have developed from diverse and sometimes overlapping motives and consi ...
Bayeux
Bayeux () is a Communes of France, commune in the Calvados (department), Calvados Departments of France, department in Normandy (administrative region), Normandy in northwestern France.
Bayeux is the home of the Bayeux Tapestry, which depicts ...
. He studied in
Caen
Caen (, ; nrf, Kaem) is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the department of Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inhabitants (), while its functional urban area has 470,000,Paris, becoming a licencié of the Sorbonne in 1750. He worked as tutor to the abbé de Choiseul, younger brother of the Duc de Choiseul, who provided him with a pension allowing him to pursue independent study.
Works
* ''Examen du fatalisme'' (Examination of determinism), 1757
* ''Dictionnaire des hérésies, des erreurs et des schismes'' (Dictionary of heresies, errors and schisms), 1762
* ''De la sociabilité'' (On sociability), 1767
* (tr. from Latin) ''Les livres classiques de l'Empire de la Chine'' (The classical books of the Chinese Empire) by François Noël. 7 vols, 1784–86.
* ''Traité philosophique et politique sur le luxe'' (Philosophical and political treatise on luxury), 2 vols, 1786