Voltaire`s Conception of National and International Society
... suggested by the following statement: "si vous aviez a vous plaindre de votre patrie, vous feriez tres bien d'en accepter une autre. ,,4 Secondly, Voltaire advocated the right of legal equality for all men, regardless of their social position. In his work, Essay on the Manners and Minds of Nations, ...
... suggested by the following statement: "si vous aviez a vous plaindre de votre patrie, vous feriez tres bien d'en accepter une autre. ,,4 Secondly, Voltaire advocated the right of legal equality for all men, regardless of their social position. In his work, Essay on the Manners and Minds of Nations, ...
Background Notes – Voltaire and Candide Voltaire Born in France in
... for the exploration of philosophical questions and concepts. In its “purest” form, it perhaps most properly designates those relatively singular texts which belong to both the history of philosophy and of literature. Term is often used interchangeably with the more recent concept of the “novel of id ...
... for the exploration of philosophical questions and concepts. In its “purest” form, it perhaps most properly designates those relatively singular texts which belong to both the history of philosophy and of literature. Term is often used interchangeably with the more recent concept of the “novel of id ...
The Enlightenment
... like John Locke and David Hume. – England had deposed and decapitated its king in the 17th century. Although the monarchy had eventually been restored, this experience created a certain openness toward change. – English Protestantism struggled to express itself in ways that widened the limits of fre ...
... like John Locke and David Hume. – England had deposed and decapitated its king in the 17th century. Although the monarchy had eventually been restored, this experience created a certain openness toward change. – English Protestantism struggled to express itself in ways that widened the limits of fre ...
Voltaire
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François-Marie Arouet (French: [fʁɑ̃.swa ma.ʁi aʁ.wɛ]; 21 November 1694 – 30 May 1778), known by his nom de plume Voltaire (/voʊlˈtɛər/; French: [vɔl.tɛːʁ]), was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit, his attacks on the established Catholic Church, and his advocacy of freedom of religion, freedom of expression, and separation of church and state. Voltaire was a versatile writer, producing works in almost every literary form, including plays, poems, novels, essays, and historical and scientific works. He wrote more than 20,000 letters and more than 2,000 books and pamphlets. He was an outspoken advocate of several liberties, despite the risk this placed him in under the strict censorship laws of the time. As a satirical polemicist, he frequently made use of his works to criticize intolerance, religious dogma, and the French institutions of his day.