Treatise On Tolerance

Author : Voltaire
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2000-11-09
Category : History
ISBN : 0521649692

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Voltaire: Treatise on Tolerance by Voltaire Pdf

Voltaire is widely known as the author of a literary masterpiece, Candide, while his reputation as a thinker rests largely on his Philosophical Letters and Philosophical Dictionary. He is equally renowned as a critic of the forces of superstition and fanaticism, and a champion of freedom of thought and belief. The works presented here, in a new English translation, are among the most important and characteristic texts of the Enlightenment, and bring together all three aspects of Voltaire: the writer, the doer and the philosophe. Originating in Voltaire's campaign to exonerate Jean Calas, they are works of polemical brilliance, informed by his deism and humanism and by Enlightenment values and ideals more generally. The issues which they raise, concerning questions of tolerance and human dignity, are still highly relevant to our own times. This volume presents them together with an introduction by Simon Harvey and useful notes on further reading.

Author : Voltaire
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-04
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780241236635

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Treatise on Toleration by Voltaire Pdf

A new translation of Voltaire's Treatise on Toleration, one of the most important essays on religious tolerance and freedom of thought A 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 persecuted by 'an irrational mob' for being a Protestant, the Enlightenment philosopher Voltaire began a campaign to vindicate him and his family. The resulting work, a screed against fanaticism and a plea for understanding, is as fresh and urgent today as when it was written.

Author : Voltaire
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 8826430047

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Traité Sur la Tolérance by Voltaire Pdf

Author : Caroline Warman
Publisher : Open Book Publishers
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-04
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781783742035

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Tolerance by Caroline Warman Pdf

Inspired by Voltaire’s advice that a text needs to be concise to have real influence, this anthology contains fiery extracts by forty eighteenth-century authors, from the most famous philosophers of the age to those whose brilliant writings are less well-known. These passages are immensely diverse in style and topic, but all have in common a passionate commitment to equality, freedom, and tolerance. Each text resonates powerfully with the issues our world faces today. Tolerance was first published by the Société française d’étude du dix-huitième siècle (the French Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies) in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo assassinations in January 2015 as an act of solidarity and as a response to the surge of interest in Enlightenment values. With the support of the British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, it has now been translated by over 100 students and tutors of French at Oxford University.

Author : Voltaire
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-13
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : EAN:8596547396789

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Treatise on Tolerance by Voltaire Pdf

Treatise on Tolerance was Voltaire's first major philosophical work in his battle against the infamous. The text aims at the rehabilitation of Jean Calas, a Protestant falsely accused and executed for murdering his son to prevent his conversion to Catholicism. In his Treatise, Voltaire calls for tolerance between religions and targets religious fanaticism, especially that of the Jesuits (under whom Voltaire received his early education), indicting all superstitions surrounding religions. François-Marie Arouet (1694-1778), known by his nom de plume Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit, his attacks on the established Catholic Church, and his advocacy of freedom of religion, freedom of expression, and separation of church and state. As a satirical polemicist, he frequently made use of his works to criticize intolerance, religious dogma, and the French institutions of his day.

Author : Voltaire
Publisher : Great Minds Series
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Bible
ISBN : 0879758813

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A Treatise on Toleration and Other Essays by Voltaire Pdf

Voltaire (1694-1778), novelist, dramatist, poet, philosopher, historian, and satirist, was one of the most renowned figures of the Age of Enlightenment. In this collection of anti-clerical works from the last twenty-five years of Voltaire's life, he roundly attacks the philosophical optimism of the deists, the so-called inspiration of the Bible, the papacy, and vulgar superstition. These great works reveal Voltaire not only as a polemicist but also as a profound humanitarian. Selections include "Poem on the Lisbon Disaster," "We Must Take Sides," "The Questions of Zapate," "The Sermon of the Fifty," homilies on superstition and the interpretation of the Old and New Testaments, and his famous "Treatise on Toleration."

Author : John Locke
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1980-06-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781603844574

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Second Treatise of Government by John Locke Pdf

The Second Treatise is one of the most important political treatises ever written and one of the most far-reaching in its influence. In his provocative 15-page introduction to this edition, the late eminent political theorist C. B. Macpherson examines Locke's arguments for limited, conditional government, private property, and right of revolution and suggests reasons for the appeal of these arguments in Locke's time and since.

Author : John Locke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1796
Category : Toleration
ISBN : PRNC:32101005061328

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A Letter Concerning Toleration. By John Locke, Esq by John Locke Pdf

Author : Voltaire
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9788026850762

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Treatise on Tolerance by Voltaire Pdf

This carefully crafted ebook: "Treatise on Tolerance” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Treatise on Tolerance was Voltaire's first major philosophical work in his battle against the infamous. The text aims at the rehabilitation of Jean Calas, a Protestant falsely accused and executed for murdering his son to prevent his conversion to Catholicism. In his Treatise, Voltaire calls for tolerance between religions and targets religious fanaticism, especially that of the Jesuits (under whom Voltaire received his early education), indicting all superstitions surrounding religions. François-Marie Arouet (1694-1778), known by his nom de plume Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit, his attacks on the established Catholic Church, and his advocacy of freedom of religion, freedom of expression, and separation of church and state. As a satirical polemicist, he frequently made use of his works to criticize intolerance, religious dogma, and the French institutions of his day.

Author : Rainer Forst
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 662 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521885775

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Toleration in Conflict by Rainer Forst Pdf

This book represents the most comprehensive historical and systematic study of the theory and practice of toleration ever written.

Author : Kelly James Clark
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780300179378

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Abraham's Children by Kelly James Clark Pdf

Collects essays from fifteen prominent thinkers analyzing how sacred texts from different religions support religious tolerance.

Author : Voltaire
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : EAN:4066338059611

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Toleration and other essays by Voltaire Pdf

Voltaire writes a long essay questioning the Jean Calas case, reflecting on Christianity and remembering the earthquake in Lisbon. Voltaire, novelist, dramatist, poet, and philosopher was one of the most renowned figures of the Age of Enlightenment.

Author : André Comte-Sponville
Publisher : Metropolitan Books
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2002-09-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781429922814

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A Small Treatise on the Great Virtues by André Comte-Sponville Pdf

An utterly original exploration of the timeless human virtues and how they apply to the way we live now, from a bold and dynamic French writer. In this graceful, incisive book, writer-philosopher André Comte-Sponville reexamines the classic human virtues to help us under-stand "what we should do, who we should be, and how we should live." In the process, he gives us an entirely new perspective on the value, the relevance, and even the charm of the Western ethical tradition. Drawing on thinkers from Aristotle to Simone Weil, by way of Aquinas, Kant, Rilke, Nietzsche, Spinoza, and Rawls, among others, Comte-Sponville elaborates on the qualities that constitute the essence and excellence of humankind. Starting with politeness -- almost a virtue -- and ing with love -- which transcs all morality -- A Small Treatise on the Great Virtues takes us on a tour of the eighteen essential virtues: fidelity, prudence, temperance, courage, justice, generosity, compassion, mercy, gratitude, humility, simplicity, tolerance, purity, gentleness, good faith, and even, surprisingly, humor.Sophisticated and lucid, full of wit and vivacity, this modestly titled yet immensely important work provides an indispensable guide to finding what is right and good in everyday life.

Author : Voltaire
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1802
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UCAL:B3627008

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The Philosophical Dictionary by Voltaire Pdf

Author : Nicholas Jolley
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780198791706

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Toleration and Understanding in Locke by Nicholas Jolley Pdf

La 4e de couverture indique : "Despite recent advances in Locke scholarship, philosophers and political theorists have paid little attention to the relations among his three greatest works: An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Two Treatises of Government, and Epistola de Tolerantia. Toleration and Understanding in Locke argues that these works are unified by a concern to promote the cause of religious toleration. Making extensive use of Locke's neglected replies to Proast, Nicholas Jolley shows how Locke draws on his epistemological principles to criticize religious persecution. Attention is paid to demonstrating the range of Locke's arguments for toleration and to defending them, where possible, against recent criticisms. The book also includes discussions of Locke's individualism about knowledge and belief, his critique of religious enthusiasm, his commitment to the minimal creed, and his teachings about natural law. Locke emerges as a rather systematic thinker whose arguments are highly relevant to modern debates about religious toleration. debates about religious toleration."