UID:
almafu_9960119343302883
Format:
1 online resource (lii, 290 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-139-17045-7
Series Statement:
Cambridge texts in the history of political thought
Content:
This edition of Voltaire's political writings presents a varied selection of his most interesting and controversial texts, many of which have not previously been translated into English. They range over the nature and legitimacy of political power, law and the social order, crime and punishment, liberty and humanity, war and peace, and the growing disorder in the French economy. They also touch on specific issues and events in pre-Revolutionary France to which Voltaire responded and in which he was closely involved, including the Seven Years' War and relations with Frederick II, the Genevan quarrels of the 1760s, and the sensational trials of Jean Calas, Sirven and the Chevalier de La Barre. A comprehensive introduction explores the background to these texts, which together reflect the full range of Voltaire's responses to the most significant issues of his time.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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Articles from the Pocket philosophical dictionary. Etats, gouvernements. States, governments. Guerre. War. Lois (Des). Laws. Patrie. Homeland ---- Articles from the Questions on the Encyclopaedia. Democratie. Democracy. Economie. Economy. Gouvernement. Government. Homme. Man. Impot. Tax. Politique. Politics ---- The A B C, or Dialogues between A B C, translated from the English by Mr Huet. First conversation. On Hobbes, Grotius and Montesquieu -- Second conversation. On the soul -- Third conversation. On whether man was born wicked and the child of the Devil -- Fourth conversation. On natural law, and on curiosity -- Fifth conversation. On the ways of losing and keeping one's freedom, and on theocracy -- Sixth conversation. On three systems of government, and a thousand ancient errors -- Seventh conversation. That modern Europe is better than ancient Europe -- Eighth conversation. On physical serfdom -- Ninth conversation. On the serfdom of minds -- Tenth conversation. On religion -- Eleventh conversation. On the code of war -- Twelfth conversation. On the code of perfidy -- Thirteenth conversation. On basic laws -- Fourteenth conversation. That every state must be independent -- Fifteenth conversation. On the best legislation -- Sixteenth conversation. On abuses -- Seventeenth conversation. On curious matters ----- Other writings. Republican ideas. By a member of a public body --- Thoughts on public administration --- The rights of men and the usurpations of others. Translated from the Italian --- Commentary on the book On crimes and punishments, by a provincial lawyer --- Dialogue between a philosopher and a comptroller-general of finance.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-43727-X
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-43116-6
Language:
English
URL:
Volltext
(lizenzpflichtig)
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139170451
