Philosophical Dictionary
Philosophical Dictionary by Francois Voltaire, published by Penguin Publishing Group in 1972, is a reprint edition comprising 400 pages in English. This work, first published in 1764, presents a series of short essays arranged alphabetically, offering a critical examination of the social and religious conventions prevalent in eighteenth-century France. Voltaire employs sardonic wit to analyze diverse topics, including Atheism, Faith, and the nature of miracles, while advocating for reason and justice.
Readers will find that Voltaire’s essays challenge established norms and critique Christian theology, reflecting the Enlightenment’s spirit of inquiry. The text serves as both a reference and a historical commentary, addressing issues such as freedom of thought and societal attitudes towards war. This edition provides an accessible format for those interested in philosophy and the historical context of Voltaire’s ideas, making it a significant contribution to the discourse on philosophy and European history.
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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’.
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