Philosophical Dictionary

Francois Voltaire author Theodore Besterman translator Theodore Besterman editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd

Published:27th Sep '79

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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'.

ISBN: 9780140442571

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 23mm

Weight: 303g

416 pages