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Dictionnaire philosophique

sous la direction de Christiane Mervaud ; édition critique par Andrew Brown ... [et al.]

(The complete works of Voltaire, 35-36)

Voltaire Foundation, 1994

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Contents: 1. Abbé-Critique -- 2. David-Vertu

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

1 ISBN 9780729403764

Description

Voltaire's monumental "Dictionnaire philosophique" was first published anonymously in Geneva in 1764, and became a lifelong project for Voltaire. The Dictionary form, pioneered by Bayle, was a uniquely Enlightenment phenomenon, but Voltaire's interest in the alphabetical structure is not simply a product of his time, and his dictionary stands apart from its predecessors as much as it follows them. It is overtly populist, intended as an inexpensive pocket edition to 'entertain and instruct' any would-be philosopher. Its non-linear, abridged form allows Voltaire the freedom to express himself. His targets range from sharp criticism of the Church and religious prejudice - particularly in the light of the institutional anti-protestant injustice of the Calas Affair - to his espousal of tolerance, freedom of expression and deism. This and the following volume reproduce the "Dictionnaire" in its entirety, from 'Abbe' to 'Virtu', together with a detailed exploration of the book's composition, structure and reception.

Table of Contents

  • INTRODUCTION: 1. Voltaire et l'age d'or des dictionnaires
  • 2. Histoire de l'oeuvre
  • 3. La presence du 'deja dit'
  • 4. La raison par alphabet
  • 5. L'article
  • 6. Seduction et combat
  • 7. Reception
  • 8. Manuscrits
  • 9. Editions
  • 10. Principes de l'edition
  • Tableau synoptique
  • LA RAISON PAR ALPHABET [DICTIONNAIRE PHILOSOPHIQUE]: Preface de l'edition qui a precede celle-ci immediatement
  • Abbe
  • Abraham
  • Adam
  • Ame
  • Amitie
  • Amour
  • Amour nomme socratique
  • Amour-propre
  • Ange
  • Anthropophages
  • Antitrinitaires
  • Apis
  • Apocalypse
  • Arius
  • Athee, atheisme
  • Babel
  • Bapteme
  • Beau, beaute
  • Betes
  • Bien. Souverian bien
  • Tout est bien
  • Bornes de l'esprit humain
  • Caractere
  • Careme
  • Catechisme chinois
  • Catechisme du cure
  • Catechisme du Japonais
  • Catechisme du jardinier
  • Certain, certitude
  • Chaine des etres crees
  • Chaine des evenements
  • De la Chine
  • Christianisme
  • Le Ciel des anciens
  • Circoncision
  • Conciles
  • Confession
  • Convulsions
  • Corps
  • Credo
  • Critique
Volume

2 ISBN 9780729403771

Description

Voltaire's monumental "Dictionnaire philosophique" was first published anonymously in Geneva in 1764, and became a lifelong project for Voltaire. The Dictionary form, pioneered by Bayle, was a uniquely Enlightenment phenomenon, but Voltaire's interest in the alphabetical structure is not simply a product of his time, and his dictionary stands apart from its predecessors as much as it follows them. It is overtly populist, intended as an inexpensive pocket edition to 'entertain and instruct' any would-be philosopher. Its non-linear, abridged form allows Voltaire the freedom to express himself. His targets range from sharp criticism of the Church and religious prejudice - particularly in the light of the institutional anti-protestant injustice of the Calas Affair - to his espousal of tolerance, freedom of expression and deism. This and the previous volumes reproduce the "Dictionnaire" in its entirety, from 'Abbe' to 'Virtu', together with a detailed exploration of the book's composition, structure and reception.

Table of Contents

  • David
  • Delits locaux (des)
  • Destin
  • Dieu
  • Divinite de Jesus
  • Dogmes
  • Egalite
  • Enfer
  • Enthousiasme
  • Esprit faux
  • Etats, gouvernements
  • Evangile
  • Ezechiel (d')
  • Fables
  • Fanatisme
  • Faussete des vertus humaines
  • Fin, causes finales
  • Foi
  • Folie
  • Fraude
  • Genese
  • Gloire
  • Grace
  • Guerre
  • Histoire des rois juifs, et paralipomenes
  • Idee
  • Idole, idolatre, idolatrie
  • Inondation
  • Inquisition
  • Jephte
  • Job
  • Joseph
  • Judee
  • Julien le philosophe
  • Juste (du) et de l'injuste
  • Lettres, gens de lettres, ou letters
  • Liberte (de la)
  • Liberte de penser
  • Lois (des)
  • Lois civiles et ecclesiastiques
  • Luxe
  • Maitre
  • Martyre
  • Matiere
  • Mechant
  • Messie
  • Metamorphose, metempsycose
  • Miracles
  • Moise
  • Morale
  • Necessaire
  • Orgueil
  • Papisme (sur le)
  • Patrie
  • Paul
  • Peche original
  • Persecution
  • Philosophe
  • Pierre
  • Prejuges
  • Pretre
  • Prophetes
  • Religion
  • Resurrection
  • Salomon
  • Secte
  • Sens commun
  • Sensation
  • Songes
  • Superstition
  • Theiste
  • Theologien
  • Tolerance
  • Torture
  • Transsubstantiation
  • Tyrannie
  • Vertu
  • APPENDICES: I. Memoire sur l'auteur du Dictionnaire philosophique
  • II. L'article 'Messie' de Polier de Bottens

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  • NCID
    BA24187679
  • ISBN
    • 0729403769
    • 0729403777
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    fre
  • Text Language Code
    fre
  • Place of Publication
    Oxford
  • Pages/Volumes
    2 v.
  • Size
    24 cm
  • Classification
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