Project Gutenberg 2011-03-28 Public domain in the USA. 176 Voltaire 1694 1778 Arouet, François Marie Arouet, Francois Marie Leigh, Oliver Herbrand Gordon Leigh, Oliver H. G. Morley, John 1838 1923 Morley, Viscount Smollett, T. (Tobias) 1721 1771 Smollett, Tobias George Smollet, T. (Tobias) Fleming, William F. A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 02 The Works of Voltaire, A Contemporary Version, Vol. 6 Produced by Andrea Ball, Christine Bell & Marc D'Hooghe (From images generously made available by the Internet Archive.) "A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 02" by Voltaire is a collection of essays that delve into philosophical, historical, and theological discussions, likely written in the late 18th century. The work tackles diverse subjects ranging from the nature of reality and perception to critiques of religion and metaphysical concepts, exhibiting Voltaire's characteristic wit and skepticism towards established norms. The opening of this volume introduces various philosophical musings, beginning with a discourse on the deceptive nature of appearances in our sensory experiences. Voltaire poses thought-provoking questions about reality and perception, suggesting that what we see and understand may be far from the truth. Following this, he provides commentary on significant historical figures and events, emphasizing the idea that context shapes the relevance and impact of actions taken by these individuals. Through these reflections, Voltaire sets the stage for a deeper exploration of philosophical and critical inquiry that challenges readers to reconsider their assumptions about reality, knowledge, and morality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Philosophy -- Dictionaries Criticism (Philosophy) B Text Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics 505835 505843 2024-09-15T06:25:52.809719 2023-09-15T11:56:46.218959 text/html text/html 485768 2024-03-19T19:12:05 text/html 769673 2024-09-15T06:26:00.978680 application/epub+zip 774533 2024-09-15T06:25:54.877704 application/epub+zip 260025 2024-09-15T06:25:53.573666 application/epub+zip 976435 2024-09-15T06:26:05.513601 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 953066 2024-09-15T06:26:00.099653 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 439419 2022-09-16T10:07:09.526273 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 473569 2024-09-15T06:25:51.946673 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 453569 2024-03-19T19:22:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17918 2024-09-15T06:26:05.669607 application/rdf+xml 13579 2024-09-15T06:25:54.029820 image/jpeg 3178 2024-09-15T06:25:53.830788 image/jpeg 728865 2024-09-15T06:25:52.866682 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia