Treatise on Toleration

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Treatise on Toleration by Voltaire is a powerful philosophical work advocating for religious tolerance and the separation of church and state. Centred on the wrongful execution of Jean Calas, Voltaire argues for justice, freedom of belief, and rational discourse, criticising fanaticism and prejudice. The book remains a timeless plea for human rights and civil liberties.
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This compelling work by Voltaire offers a passionate argument for religious tolerance and civil liberties. It may appeal to those interested in philosophical debates about freedom, justice, and human rights. If you appreciate thought-provoking discussions on the importance of coexistence and understanding across different beliefs, this reflective piece is for you.

Treatise on Toleration

"First published in French as Traitâe sur la Tolâerance, A l'occasion de la mort de Jean Calas, 1763"--Title page verso.

A powerful, impassioned case for the values of freedom of conscience and religious belief, Voltaire's Treatise on Toleration was written after the Toulouse merchant Jean Calas was falsely accused of murdering his son and executed on the wheel in 1762.

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One of the most important essays on religious tolerance and freedom of thought.

In 1762, Jean Calas, a merchant from Toulouse, was executed after being falsely accused of killing his son. As it became clear that Calas was, in fact, persecuted for being a Protestant, Voltaire began a campaign to get his sentence overturned. In the process, he made the case for some of the most important values upheld by the Enlightenment, from religious tolerance to freedom of thought.

Treatise on Toleration is the story of this case and a screed against fanaticism—a book that is as fresh and urgent today as it was when it was first published in 1763.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241236628

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 August 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

Translated by Desmond M. Clarke

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 11.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 159g

Pages: 208

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About the Author

Voltaire (Author) Fran ois-Marie Arouet, writing under the pseudonym Voltaire, was born in 1694 into a Parisian bourgeois family. He became notorious for lampoons on leading notables and was twice imprisoned in the Bastille. By his mid-thirties his literary activities precipitated a four-year exile in England where he won the praise of Swift and Pope for his political tracts. His publication, three years later in France, of Lettres philosophiques sur les Anglais (1733), an attack on French Church and State, forced him to flee again. For twenty years Voltaire lived mainly away from Paris. Among his best-known books are satirical tales such as Zadig (1747) and Candide (1759). He died in Paris in 1778.