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 Project Gutenberg 2013-02-19 Public domain in the USA. 234 Voltaire 1694 1778 Arouet, François Marie Arouet, Francois Marie Traité sur la tolérance Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treatise_on_Tolerance Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trait%C3%A9_sur_la_tol%C3%A9rance Produced by Claudine Corbasson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Traité sur la tolérance" by Voltaire is a philosophical treatise written in the 18th century. The work addresses the urgent need for tolerance in society, particularly in light of the sensational case of Jean Calas, a Protestant who was wrongfully executed due to religious persecution. Voltaire argues against the dangers of fanaticism and promotes the humanistic ideals of compassion and understanding among different religious beliefs. The opening of the treatise begins with a compelling historical account of the tragic events surrounding Jean Calas's death, which occurred in Toulouse in 1762. Voltaire describes how Calas, a pious Protestant merchant, became the victim of a brutal miscarriage of justice fueled by religious intolerance and public hysteria. The narrative unfolds the circumstances leading to Calas's accusation of murdering his son, Marc-Antoine, who had attempted suicide. The ensuing chaos leads to Calas's condemnation by an irrational and mob-driven judicial process, highlighting the perils of fanaticism and the desperate need for tolerance in the face of wrongful persecution. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42131/42131-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 61.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr Calas, Jean, 1698-1762 Religious tolerance Toleration -- Philosophy B Text FR Philosophie, Religion et Morale Category: French Literature Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 331087 2025-08-17T06:21:16.226598 text/html 312723 2024-10-23T14:13:15 text/html 239309 2025-08-17T06:21:21.604617 application/epub+zip 243835 2025-08-17T06:21:17.320663 application/epub+zip 170014 2025-08-17T06:21:16.757611 application/epub+zip 364779 2025-08-17T06:21:25.073656 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 318433 2025-08-17T06:21:21.072638 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 244949 2022-09-19T09:18:16.823500 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282253 2025-08-17T06:21:15.455606 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 262303 2024-10-23T14:13:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18118 2025-08-17T06:21:25.211539 application/rdf+xml 9275 2025-08-17T06:21:16.861579 image/jpeg 2319 2025-08-17T06:21:16.809597 image/jpeg 229427 2025-08-17T06:21:16.258627 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia