This edition of Voltaire's political writings presents a broad selection of his most interesting and controversial texts, many of which have not previously been translated into English.
This edition of Voltaire's political writings presents a broad selection of his most interesting and controversial texts, many of which have not previously been translated into English.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Francois-Marie Arouet was a French Enlightenment writer, philosopher (philosophe), satirist, and historian who lived from November 21, 1694, to May 30, 1778. He was better known by the pen name M. de Voltaire. Voltaire fought for free speech, religious freedom, and the separation of church and state. He was known for his wit and his criticism of Christianity (especially the Roman Catholic Church) and slavery. It is said that Voltaire wrote a lot of different kinds of writing, such as plays, poems, novels, essays, histories, and even science explanations. He wrote greater than twenty thousand letters and two thousand books and leaflets. Voltaire was one of the first writers to become famous and make a lot of money around the world. He spoke out for civil rights and was always in danger because of the strict censorship laws of the Catholic French monarchy. In his polemics, he made fun of prejudice, religious dogma, and the French institutions of the time in a very harsh way. Candide, his most famous and important work, is a short story that makes fun of many events, philosophers, and ideas popular at the time. Its main target is Gottfried Leibniz's idea that our world is the "best of all possible worlds."
Inhaltsangabe
List of abbreviations Chronology Introduction Bibliographical note Select bibliography Biographical note Editorial note Note on translation Articles from the Pocket Philosophical Dictionary Articles from the Questions on the Encyclopaedia The A B C, or Dialogues between A B C, translated from the English by Mr Huet Other writings: Republican ideas. By a member of a public body Thoughts on public administration The rights of men and the usurpations of others Commentary on the book On Crimes and Punishments Dialogue between a philosopher and a comptroller-general of finance Index.
List of abbreviations Chronology Introduction Bibliographical note Select bibliography Biographical note Editorial note Note on translation Articles from the Pocket Philosophical Dictionary Articles from the Questions on the Encyclopaedia The A B C, or Dialogues between A B C, translated from the English by Mr Huet Other writings: Republican ideas. By a member of a public body Thoughts on public administration The rights of men and the usurpations of others Commentary on the book On Crimes and Punishments Dialogue between a philosopher and a comptroller-general of finance Index.
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