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Philosophical Dictionary
Dictionnaire philosophique
Book • 1764
Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary, first published in 1764, is a series of essays that form a brilliant and bitter analysis of the social and religious conventions that dominated eighteenth-century French thought.
The work is structured alphabetically and includes diverse subjects such as Abraham, Atheism, Faith, Freedom of Thought, Miracles, and Moses.
It argues passionately for the cause of reason and justice, criticizing Christian theology and contemporary attitudes towards war and society.
The dictionary was designed to be portable and affordable, educating and amusing readers simultaneously.
The work is structured alphabetically and includes diverse subjects such as Abraham, Atheism, Faith, Freedom of Thought, Miracles, and Moses.
It argues passionately for the cause of reason and justice, criticizing Christian theology and contemporary attitudes towards war and society.
The dictionary was designed to be portable and affordable, educating and amusing readers simultaneously.
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Mentionné comme l'auteur de Candide ou du Dictionnaire philosophique, avant d'être l'incarnation de la tolérance.
Le premier amour de Voltaire, une histoire à la Marivaux
