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Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary

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Voltaire arranged his thoughts alphabetically, so the book can be opened at any entry. The entries include Ancients and Moderns, Atheism and Beauty, Friendship, God, Joan of Arc, Liberty and Love, Soul, Tolerance, Truth and Virtue, with others on Cromwell, the Man in the Iron Mask and the English theatre. His preface says the work suits readers able to think for themselves and add their own reflections. It first appeared in French in 1764.

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Voltaire

Voltaire (1694-1778), pen name of Francois-Marie Arouet, was a French Enlightenment writer, philosopher, and polemicist. Celebrated for his wit and his campaigns against tyranny and religious intolerance, he produced plays, histories, essays, and tales, of which Candide remains the most widely read.

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Author
Voltaire
Reading time
About 6 hours
Pages
237
Language
English
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