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  • Epistle to the Romans

    Challenging Traditional Beliefs: A Satirical and Philosophical Analysis of Religion, Power, and Morality in Voltaire's Epistle to the Romans

    by Voltaire ...
    Translated by Joseph McCabe ...
    In "Epistle to the Romans," Voltaire engages in a critical exploration of religion and the rational philosophy of his time, employing a style that marries wit with fervent argumentation. Through a series of reflections and critiques, he addresses the moral implications of religious dogma, emphasizing the need for tolerance and reason in understanding faith. Voltaire's prose is both provocative and ... Read more

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  • Zadig

    by Voltaire ...
    Zadig, or The Book of Fate by Voltaire is a brilliant philosophical tale that blends adventure, satire, and wisdom into a captivating journey through the ancient world. First published in 1747, this classic work of Enlightenment literature explores the nature of fate, justice, happiness, and human folly through the experiences of its thoughtful and virtuous hero, Zadig. Set in an exotic and ... Read more

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  • Candide

    by Voltaire ...
    “What a chain of shocking accidents!” exclaimed Candide. “But, after all I still have some diamonds left, with which I can easily buy Miss Cunégonde’s liberty. It is a pity, though, she is grown so very ugly.”Eternal optimist Candide goes on a journey around the world only to discover that he does not live in the best of all possible worlds. Thrown out of his home for daring to kiss the baron’s ... Read more

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  • Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary

    by Voltaire ...
    Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary is a series of short essays, hortatory and propagandist, over an enormously wide range of subjects. It was deliberately planned as a revolutionary book and was duly denounced on all sides and described as 'a deplorable monument of the extent to which inteligence and erudition can be abused'. ... Read more

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  • Micromegas

    by Voltaire ...
    Translated by Peter Phalen ...
    In "Micromegas," Voltaire presents a biting satire that explores the nature of humanity through the lens of cosmic perspective. The narrative centers on Micromegas, a giant from the planet Sirius, who travels to Earth after encountering philosophical dissatisfaction with his own civilization. The story is imbued with Enlightenment ideals, reflecting Voltaire's deft wit and critical examination of ... Read more

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  • Treatise on Tolerance (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. An Enlightenment plea for religious tolerance and justice for Jean Calas; indicting fanaticism, superstition, and Jesuit zeal

    Translated by William F. Fleming ...
    Voltaire's Treatise on Tolerance is a landmark Enlightenment intervention against religious persecution, occasioned by the wrongful execution of the Protestant merchant Jean Calas in 1762. Combining legal advocacy, historical reflection, moral philosophy, and caustic irony, the work exposes the cruelty of fanaticism while appealing to reason, natural law, and civic humanity. Its style is lucid, ... Read more

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  • Philosophical Letters

    by Voltaire ...
    The voice of the Age of Reason remarks on English religion and politics during the early 18th century: Quakers, Church of England, Presbyterians, Anti-Trinitarians, Parliament, government, commerce, plus essays on Locke, Descartes, and Newton. Voltaire's observations on English tolerance sounded a revolutionary note among European readers that resonated long after the book's first publication. ... Read more

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  • The Sincere Huron (French Classics Series) (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. An Enlightenment satire of a Child of Nature whose literalism unmasks religious dogma, corruption, and French society

    Translated by William F. Fleming ...
    Voltaire's The Sincere Huron—better known as L'Ingénu—combines philosophical tale, social satire, and sentimental narrative with characteristic Enlightenment precision. Through the adventures of a guileless Huron raised outside French conventions, the work exposes the absurdities of religious dogma, legal injustice, aristocratic privilege, and political imprisonment. Its lucid prose, ironic ... Read more

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  • Candide - Voltaire

    by Voltaire ...
    Candide is the story of a gentle man who, though pummeled and slapped in every direction by fate, clings desperately to the belief that he lives in "the best of all possible worlds." On the surface a witty, bantering tale, this eighteenth-century classic is actually a savage, satiric thrust at the philosophical optimism that proclaims that all disaster and human suffering is part of a benevolent ... Read more

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  • Philosophical Dictionary: (Dictionnaire Philosophique) (Mobi Classics)

    by Voltaire ...
    The Dictionnaire philosophique (Philosophical Dictionary) is an encyclopedic dictionary published by Voltaire in 1764. The alphabetically-arranged articles often criticize the Roman Catholic Church and other institutions. The first edition, released in June of 1764, went by the name of Dictionnaire Philosphique Portatif. It was 344 pages and consisted of 73 articles. Later versions were expanded ... Read more

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  • Treatise on Toleration

    by Voltaire ...
    Translated by Desmond M. Clarke ...
    Voltaire's Treatise on Toleration is one of the most important essays on religious tolerance and freedom of thoughtA powerful, impassioned case for the values of freedom of conscience and religious tolerance, Treatise on Toleration was written after the Toulouse merchant Jean Calas was falsely accused of murdering his son and executed on the wheel in 1762. As it became clear that Calas had been ... Read more

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  • Candide

    by Voltaire ...
    Candide or Optimism was written by Voltaire and first published in 1759. Political satire doesn't age well, but occasionally a diatribe contains enough art and universal mirth to survive long after its timeliness has passed. Candide is such a book. Penned by that Renaissance man of the Enlightenment, Voltaire, Candide is steeped in the political and philosophical controversies of the 1750s. But ... Read more

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