Author: Francois Voltaire Publisher: Penguin UK ISBN: 0141915218 Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 789
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Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary, first published in 1764, is a series of short, radical essays - alphabetically arranged - that form a brilliant and bitter analysis of the social and religious conventions that then dominated eighteenth-century French thought. One of the masterpieces of the Enlightenment, this enormously influential work of sardonic wit - more a collection of essays arranged alphabetically, than a conventional dictionary - considers such diverse subjects as Abraham and Atheism, Faith and Freedom of Thought, Miracles and Moses. Repeatedly condemned by civil and religious authorities, Voltaire's work argues passionately for the cause of reason and justice, and criticizes Christian theology and contemporary attitudes towards war and society - and claims, as he regards the world around him: 'common sense is not so common'.
Author: Voltaire Publisher: DigiCat ISBN: Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 368
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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary" by Voltaire. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Author: Voltaire Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA ISBN: 0199553637 Category : Literary Collections Languages : en Pages : 320
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Voltaire's Pocket Philosophical Dictionary is a major work of the European Enlightenment. It consists of a series of short essays, arranged alphabetically, whose unifying thread is an attack on religious and political intolerance. Highly entertaining, its concern with intolerance and its consequences is still relevant today.
Author: Francois Voltaire
Author: Voltaire
Author: Voltaire
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Author: F. M. A. de Voltaire
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Author: Voltaire
Author: Voltaire
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