Project Gutenberg 2011-03-28 Public domain in the USA. 305 Voltaire 1694 1778 Arouet, François Marie Arouet, Francois Marie Leigh, Oliver Herbrand Gordon Leigh, Oliver H. G. Morley, John 1838 1923 Morley, Viscount Smollett, T. (Tobias) 1721 1771 Smollett, Tobias George Smollet, T. (Tobias) Fleming, William F. A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 05 The Works of Voltaire, A Contemporary Version, Vol. 9 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictionnaire_philosophique Produced by Andrea Ball, Christine Bell & Marc D'Hooghe (From images generously made available by the Internet Archive.) "A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 05" by Voltaire is a philosophical work written in the late 18th century. This volume is part of a larger collection in which Voltaire explores various concepts and ideas, often with a critical eye and a witty tone. The main subject in this opening portion revolves around the concept of fanaticism, examining its roots and manifestations across different cultures and religions. The opening of the work delves into the nature and implications of fanaticism as a distortion of conscience, where religious fervor spirals into violence and intolerance. Voltaire presents vivid examples, contrasting different religious practices and beliefs, illustrating how human imagination can warp spirituality into acts of extreme zealotry. He observes the historical consequences of fanaticism, detailing how it has led to countless atrocities and conflicts throughout history, ultimately arguing for a need for philosophy and reasoned discourse to counterbalance the "epidemic malady" of fanaticism. Voltaire's incisive critique sets a thought-provoking tone for the subsequent discussions in the volume. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Philosophy -- Dictionaries Criticism (Philosophy) B Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: French Literature Category: Philosophy & Ethics 525218 2025-07-14T11:49:44.196604 text/html 504756 2024-04-02T23:48:36 text/html 705683 2025-07-14T11:49:53.121028 application/epub+zip 710342 2025-07-14T11:49:47.590034 application/epub+zip 267722 2025-07-14T11:49:46.315586 application/epub+zip 919060 2025-07-14T11:49:57.310040 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 898432 2025-07-14T11:49:52.263007 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 452631 2022-09-16T10:08:10.561284 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 496832 2025-07-14T11:49:43.467569 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 476964 2024-04-03T00:20:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19663 2025-07-14T11:49:57.455984 application/rdf+xml 13451 2025-07-14T11:49:46.818562 image/jpeg 3168 2025-07-14T11:49:46.566544 image/jpeg 675221 2025-07-14T11:49:44.247585 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia