Toleration and Other Essays - Voltaire; Mccabe, Joseph
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A cornerstone of Enlightenment thought, "Toleration and other essays" presents Voltaire's powerful arguments for religious freedom and the acceptance of diverse beliefs. This collection offers a compelling look at a critical period in European history, examining the relationship between religion, politics, and the state. Voltaire, a central figure of the Enlightenment, fearlessly championed toleration in an age of intense religious conflict. His essays provide a potent critique of religious persecution and a stirring defense of individual liberty. Explore the philosophical underpinnings of…mehr

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A cornerstone of Enlightenment thought, "Toleration and other essays" presents Voltaire's powerful arguments for religious freedom and the acceptance of diverse beliefs. This collection offers a compelling look at a critical period in European history, examining the relationship between religion, politics, and the state. Voltaire, a central figure of the Enlightenment, fearlessly championed toleration in an age of intense religious conflict. His essays provide a potent critique of religious persecution and a stirring defense of individual liberty. Explore the philosophical underpinnings of religious freedom and the historical context of 18th-century France through Voltaire's insightful and often controversial observations. This volume is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of ideas, political philosophy, and the ongoing struggle for a more tolerant world. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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Francois-Marie Arouet was a French Enlightenment writer, philosopher (philosophe), satirist, and historian who lived from November 21, 1694, to May 30, 1778. He was better known by the pen name M. de Voltaire. Voltaire fought for free speech, religious freedom, and the separation of church and state. He was known for his wit and his criticism of Christianity (especially the Roman Catholic Church) and slavery. It is said that Voltaire wrote a lot of different kinds of writing, such as plays, poems, novels, essays, histories, and even science explanations. He wrote greater than twenty thousand letters and two thousand books and leaflets. Voltaire was one of the first writers to become famous and make a lot of money around the world. He spoke out for civil rights and was always in danger because of the strict censorship laws of the Catholic French monarchy. In his polemics, he made fun of prejudice, religious dogma, and the French institutions of the time in a very harsh way. Candide, his most famous and important work, is a short story that makes fun of many events, philosophers, and ideas popular at the time. Its main target is Gottfried Leibniz's idea that our world is the "best of all possible worlds."