Project Gutenberg 2011-03-29 Public domain in the USA. 541 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 10 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 10" by Voltaire is a philosophical work written in the 18th century. This volume is part of a larger collection that combines a critique of established beliefs, particularly those regarding religion and superstition, with insightful commentary on various philosophical topics. Voltaire employs wit and sarcasm to challenge traditional views and encourage readers to think critically and independently. The opening of the volume delves into the importance of style and eloquence in writing, emphasizing how an appropriate style must align with the subject matter to achieve clarity and impact. Voltaire reflects on past literary works, critiquing their failure to adopt suitable styles for different genres and the consequent feebleness in expression. He warns against both flowery language that detracts from serious discourse and the negligence of an appropriate tone, establishing a foundation for discussing writing and philosophy as interconnected pursuits requiring careful consideration and artistry. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.9 (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 501382 2025-07-14T11:50:54.356767 text/html 481842 2024-04-02T23:50:30 text/html 739294 2025-07-14T11:51:03.537720 application/epub+zip 744170 2025-07-14T11:50:57.781748 application/epub+zip 257849 2025-07-14T11:50:56.466693 application/epub+zip 948162 2025-07-14T11:51:07.745650 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 920654 2025-07-14T11:51:02.613687 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 430561 2022-09-16T10:09:43.169504 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 460090 2025-07-14T11:50:53.496769 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 440223 2024-04-03T00:21:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19483 2025-07-14T11:51:07.892659 application/rdf+xml 13405 2025-07-14T11:50:56.971686 image/jpeg 3169 2025-07-14T11:50:56.717711 image/jpeg 697163 2025-07-14T11:50:54.406733 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