L’affaire Calas, un procès pour l’Histoire : quand Voltaire s’en mêle, la vérité triomphe
Né à Mons, l’historien Arnaud Pitout aime vulgariser l’Histoire. La cible est parfaitement atteinte avec son ouvrage De ...
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Voltaire’s Candide: Exploring the Philosophy of Optimism
Born Francois-Marie Arouet in 1694, this celebrated playwright, poet, essayist, and philosopher reinvented himself as simply “Voltaire” in 1718. Candide is his most enduring work—a raw, rollicking, ...
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Is This the Best of All Possible Worlds? Leibniz vs. Voltaire
Is this world the best possible world? Some would agree that it is because God, as a perfect being, created it. However, some ...
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17 Of The Most Influential Freemasons Ever
François-Marie Arouet (Voltaire) — La Loge des Neuf Soeurs; Paris, France; 1778 François-Marie Arouet wrote under the name Voltaire. Initiated at the Lodge of Nine Sisters in 1778, he wrote ...