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Voltaire philosophical dictionary / edited and translated by Theodore Besterman

Contributor(s):

Theodore Besterman

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Penguin Books, c2004. Description: 403p. : ill. ; 21cmISBN:

13: 978-0-14-044257-1

DDC classification:

22nd 103 VOL

Summary: A masterpiece of Enlightenment-era literature, this collection of brief, incisive essays constitutes a thought-provoking analysis of eighteenth-century social and religious conventions. Voltaire intended to entertain as well as to enlighten, and his sardonic wit lends a strikingly modern feeling to these writings.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	CUoM Library General Stacks	Philosophy/Psychology/Ethics	103 VOL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	00005039
Books	CUoM Library General Stacks	Philosophy/Psychology/Ethics	103 VOL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	00005040
Books	CUoM Library General Stacks	Philosophy/Psychology/Ethics	103 VOL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	00005041
Books	CUoM Library General Stacks	Philosophy/Psychology/Ethics	103 VOL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	00005042

A masterpiece of Enlightenment-era literature, this collection of brief, incisive essays constitutes a thought-provoking analysis of eighteenth-century social and religious conventions. Voltaire intended to entertain as well as to enlighten, and his sardonic wit lends a strikingly modern feeling to these writings.

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