Pocket Philosophical Dictionary

Name: Pocket Philosophical Dictionary
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ISBN: 9780199553631

ISBN-10: 0199553637

ISBN-13: 9780199553631

Edition: 2011

Authors: Voltaire, John Fletcher, Nicholas Cronk, Francois Voltaire

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'What can you say to a man who tells you he prefers obeying God rather than men, and that as a result he's certain he'll go to heaven if he cuts your throat?'Voltaire's Pocket Philosophical Dictionary, first published in 1764, is a major work of the European Enlightenment. It is also a highly entertaining book: this is no 'dictionary' in the ordinary sense, nor does it treat 'philosophy' in the modern meaning of the term. It consists of a sequence of short essays or articles, arranged in alphabetical order, and covering everything from Apocalypse and Atheism to Tolerance and Tyranny. The unifying thread of these articles is Voltaire'scritique of established religion: ridicule of established…

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List price: $10.99
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 8/11/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 5.59" wide x 7.76" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English