THE ATHENAEUMPhilosophical DictionaryVoltaire
Contested
Philosophical Dictionary
Read it in the Library After Dark Or read it as plain textVoltaire’s pocket dictionary of 1764, alphabetical and merciless, on superstition, fanaticism, tolerance and the follies of theologians. It was burned in Geneva and condemned in Paris, and he denied writing it. In 1766 a copy was burned at Abbeville with the body of the young Chevalier de La Barre, executed for blasphemy.
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- Reading time
- About 5 hr 45 min
- Where to find it
- The Unwelcome Spines, beyond the Restricted Catalogue
- Edition
- Project Gutenberg, eBook #18569. In the public domain in the United States.