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A pen name may be used to make the author's name more distinctive, to disguise his or her gender, to distance an author from some or all of his or her works, to protect the author from retribution for his or her...</div><br></span> <b>Voltaire</b> (vɔl.tɛːʁ), was a French <a class='greylink1' onMouseover='ShowPop("18817",this,"noimage.gif", event)' onMouseout='HidePop("18817")' href="/topics/Age_of_Enlightenment">Enlightenment</a><span class="hp" id="m18817"><div class="hpHeader">Age of Enlightenment</div><div class="hpContent">The Age of Enlightenment was an elite cultural movement of intellectuals in 18th century Europe that sought to mobilize the power of reason in order to reform society and advance knowledge. It promoted intellectual interchange and opposed intolerance and abuses in church and state...</div><br></span> writer, historian and <a class='greylink1' onMouseover='ShowPop("69445",this,"noimage.gif", event)' onMouseout='HidePop("69445")' href="/topics/Philosophy">philosopher</a><span class="hp" id="m69445"><div class="hpHeader">Philosophy</div><div class="hpContent">Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...</div><br></span> famous for his <a class='greylink1' onMouseover='ShowPop("20074",this,"noimage.gif", event)' onMouseout='HidePop("20074")' href="/topics/Wit">wit</a><span class="hp" id="m20074"><div class="hpHeader">Wit</div><div class="hpContent">Wit is a form of intellectual humour, and a wit is someone skilled in making witty remarks. Forms of wit include the quip and repartee.-Forms of wit:...</div><br></span> and for his advocacy of civil liberties, including <a class='greylink1' onMouseover='ShowPop("46645",this,"freedom_of_religion.gif", event)' onMouseout='HidePop("46645")' href="/topics/Freedom_of_religion">freedom of religion</a><span class="hp" id="m46645"><div class="hpHeader">Freedom of religion</div><div class="hpContent"><div class="hpImage" id="i46645"></div>Freedom of religion is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or community, in public or private, to manifest religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship, and observance; the concept is generally recognized also to include the freedom to change religion or not to follow any...</div><br></span>, <a class='greylink1' onMouseover='ShowPop("47901",this,"free_trade.gif", event)' onMouseout='HidePop("47901")' href="/topics/Free_trade">free trade</a><span class="hp" id="m47901"><div class="hpHeader">Free trade</div><div class="hpContent"><div class="hpImage" id="i47901"></div>Under a free trade policy, prices emerge from supply and demand, and are the sole determinant of resource allocation. 'Free' trade differs from other forms of trade policy where the allocation of goods and services among trading countries are determined by price strategies that may differ from...</div><br></span> and <a class='greylink1' onMouseover='ShowPop("98529",this,"noimage.gif", event)' onMouseout='HidePop("98529")' href="/topics/Separation_of_church_and_state">separation of church and state</a><span class="hp" id="m98529"><div class="hpHeader">Separation of church and state</div><div class="hpContent">The concept of the separation of church and state refers to the distance in the relationship between organized religion and the nation state....</div><br></span>. Voltaire was a prolific writer, producing works in almost every literary form, including plays, poetry, novels, essays, and historical and scientific works. </div> </div> <div class="tp-section"> <div class="tp-header"> <div class="tp-header-icon"><img src="/images/icons/black_arrow.jpg" /></div> <div class="tp-header-headline">Unanswered Questions</div> </div> <div class="tp-content"> <div class="tp-post"> <div class="tp-post-icon"><img src="/images/icons/question_mark.gif" /></div> <div class="tp-post-headline"><a href="/discussionpost/I_have_been_seeing_the_following_quote_frequently_but_cant_find_a_citation_Any_suggestionsMeditation_is_the_dissolution_of_thoughts_in_Eternal__96512687" class='bluelink2'>I have been seeing the following quote frequently, but can't find a citation. Any suggestions? "Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in Eternal ...</a></div> </div> <div class="tp-post"> <div class="tp-post-icon"><img src="/images/icons/question_mark.gif" /></div> <div class="tp-post-headline"><a href="/discussionpost/His_primary_role_in_the_enlightment_96491486" class='bluelink2'>His primary role in the enlightment</a></div> </div> <div class="tp-post"> <div class="tp-post-icon"><img src="/images/icons/question_mark.gif" /></div> <div class="tp-post-headline"><a href="/discussionpost/What_were_Voltaires_views_over_woman_and_children__53534" class='bluelink2'>What were Voltaire's views over woman and children? </a></div> </div> <div class="tp-post"> <div class="tp-post-icon"><img src="/images/icons/question_mark.gif" /></div> <div class="tp-post-headline"><a href="/discussionpost/How_is_voltaire_known_for_42806" class='bluelink2'>How is voltaire known for </a></div> </div> <div class="tp-post"> <div class="tp-post-icon"><img src="/images/icons/question_mark.gif" /></div> <div class="tp-post-headline"><a href="/discussionpost/Why_is_voltaire_important_today_42805" class='bluelink2'>Why is voltaire important today</a></div> </div> <div class="tp-post"> <div class="tp-post-icon"><img src="/images/icons/question_mark.gif" /></div> <div class="tp-post-headline"><a href="/discussionpost/Wat_was_the_best_form_of_government_for_voltaire_42450" class='bluelink2'>Wat was the best form of government for voltaire?</a></div> </div> <div class="more-button-container"><div class="more-button go-link"><a href="/discussion/Voltaire">More</a></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="tp-section"> <div class="tp-header"> <div class="tp-header-icon"><img src="/images/icons/black_arrow.jpg" /></div> <div class="tp-header-headline">Discussions</div> </div> <div class="tp-content"> <div class="tp-post"> <div class="tp-post-icon"><img src="/images/icons/question_mark.gif" /></div> <div class="tp-post-headline"><a href="/discussionpost/What_were_some_of_Voltaires_most_important_works_7102" class='bluelink2'>What were some of Voltaire's most important works?</a></div> </div> <div class="tp-post"> <div class="tp-post-icon"><img src="/images/icons/question_mark.gif" /></div> <div class="tp-post-headline"><a href="/discussionpost/What_were_some_of_Voltaires_key_political_ideas_7107" class='bluelink2'>What were some of Voltaire's key political ideas?</a></div> </div> <div class="tp-post"> <div class="tp-post-icon"><img src="/images/icons/question_mark.gif" /></div> <div class="tp-post-headline"><a href="/discussionpost/What_were_Voltaires_feelings_on_religion_7095" class='bluelink2'>What were Voltaire's feelings on religion?</a></div> </div> <div class="more-button-container go-link"><div class="more-button"><a href="/discussion/Voltaire">More</a></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="tp-section"> <div class="tp-header"> <div class="tp-header-icon"><img src="/images/icons/black_arrow.jpg" /></div> <div class="tp-header-headline">Quotations</div> </div> <div class="tp-content"> <div class="quotation-row"> <p class="quotation"> C'est un poids bien pesant qu'un nom trop tôt fameux.<img src="/images/icons/rightquote.gif" alt=""> <div class="quote-description"> Quite a heavy weight, a name too quickly famous.</div> </p> </div> <div class="quotation-row"> <p class="quotation"> L'homme est libre au moment qu'il veut l'être.<img src="/images/icons/rightquote.gif" alt=""> <div class="quote-description"> Man is free at the instant he wants to be.</div> </p> </div> <div class="quotation-row"> <p class="quotation"> Les mortels sont égaux; ce n'est pas la naissance,C'est la seule vertu qui fait la différence.<img src="/images/icons/rightquote.gif" alt=""> <div class="quote-description"> All men are equal; it is not their birth,But virtue itself that makes the difference.</div> </p> </div> <div class="quotation-row"> <p class="quotation"> Les anciens Romains élevaient des prodiges d'architecture pour faire combattre des bêtes.<img src="/images/icons/rightquote.gif" alt=""> <div class="quote-description"> The ancient Romans built their greatest masterpieces of architecture for wild beasts to fight in.</div> </p> </div> <div class="quotation-row"> <p class="quotation"> Il en est des livres comme du feu de nos foyers; on va prendre ce feu chez son voisin, on l’allume chez soi, on le communique à d’autres, et il appartient à tous.<img src="/images/icons/rightquote.gif" alt=""> <div class="quote-description"> What we find in books is like the fire in our hearths. We fetch it from our neighbors, we kindle it at home, we communicate it to others, and it becomes the property of all.</div> </p> </div> <div class="quotation-row"> <p class="quotation"> Où est l'amitié est la patrie.<img src="/images/icons/rightquote.gif" alt=""> <div class="quote-description"> Where there is friendship, there is our natural soil.</div> </p> </div> <div class="quotation-row"> <p class="quotation"> Le paradis terrestre est où je suis.<img src="/images/icons/rightquote.gif" alt=""> <div class="quote-description"> Paradise is where I am.</div> </p> </div> <div class="quotation-row"> <p class="quotation"> Aime la vérité, mais pardonne à l'erreur.<img src="/images/icons/rightquote.gif" alt=""> <div class="quote-description"> Love truth, but pardon error.</div> </p> </div> <div class="more-button-container go-link"><div class="more-button"><a href="/quotations/Voltaire">More</a></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="footer"> <a href="http://www.silverdaleinteractive.com/">Silverdale Interactive</a> © 2024. 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