Micromégas ; Le monde comme il va ; Jeannot et Colin : contes philosophiques
by Voltaire
Comment va le monde ? Puisque la foi ou la métaphysique échouent à y répondre, Voltaire choisit le conte pour exprimer ses interrogations devant la vie. N'attendons pas de ses héros, même philosophes, des réponses fermes et assurées ! Mais suivons Micromégas, Babouc et Jeannot dans le dédale des paradoxes d'un univers aux limites incertaines, découvrons avec eux la variété de la nature humaine et décidons, ensuite, de notre propre chemin.
Literary Collections
RELEASED2007
PUBLISHERLarousse
LENGTH142
LANGUAGEFR
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François-Marie Arouet, better known by the pen name Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer and philosopher famous for his wit and for his advocacy of civil liberties, including freedom of religion and free trade. Voltaire was a prolific writer and produced works in almost every literary form including plays, poetry, novels, essays, historical and scientific works, more than 20,000 letters and more than 2,000 books and pamphlets. He was an outspoken supporter of social reform, despite strict censorship laws and harsh penalties for those who broke them. As a satirical polemicist, he frequently made use of his works to criticize intolerance, religious dogma and the French institutions of his day. Voltaire was one of several Enlightenment figures (along with Montesquieu, John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau) whose works and ideas influenced important thinkers of both the American and French Revolutions. ([Source][1]) [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voltaire
Micromégas ; Le monde comme il va ; Jeannot et Colin : contes philosophiques
by Voltaire
Comment va le monde ? Puisque la foi ou la métaphysique échouent à y répondre, Voltaire choisit le conte pour exprimer ses interrogations devant la vie. N'attendons pas de ses héros, même philosophes, des réponses fermes et assurées ! Mais suivons Micromégas, Babouc et Jeannot dans le dédale des paradoxes d'un univers aux limites incertaines, découvrons avec eux la variété de la nature humaine et décidons, ensuite, de notre propre chemin.
Literary Collections
RELEASED2007
PUBLISHERLarousse
LENGTH142
LANGUAGEFR
François-Marie Arouet, better known by the pen name Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer and philosopher famous for his wit and for his advocacy of civil liberties, including freedom of religion and free trade. Voltaire was a prolific writer and produced works in almost every literary form including plays, poetry, novels, essays, historical and scientific works, more than 20,000 letters and more than 2,000 books and pamphlets. He was an outspoken supporter of social reform, despite strict censorship laws and harsh penalties for those who broke them. As a satirical polemicist, he frequently made use of his works to criticize intolerance, religious dogma and the French institutions of his day. Voltaire was one of several Enlightenment figures (along with Montesquieu, John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau) whose works and ideas influenced important thinkers of both the American and French Revolutions. ([Source][1]) [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voltaire
