Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary

by Voltaire

Overview

This book does not demand continuous reading; but at whatever place one opens it, one will find matter for reflection. The most useful books are those of which readers themselves compose half; they extend the thoughts of which the germ is presented to them; they correct what seems defective to them, and they fortify by their reflections what seems to them weak.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013991811
Publisher:	Halcyon Press Ltd.
Publication date:	02/28/2012
Series:	Halcyon Classics , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	716 KB

About the Author

François-Marie Arouet (1694-1778) was a French writer, philosopher, critic, cynic, historian, and key Enlightenment figure who wrote under the pen name Voltaire. Voltaire was noted for his advocacy of civil liberties, the separation of church and state, free expression, and free trade. An outspoken critic of the Catholic Church and many French institutions, Voltaire wrote more than two thousand books and pamphlets and perhaps 20,000 letters, many satirical in nature.