Treatise on toleration
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UK : Penguin Books, 2016.
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xxviii, 164 pages ; 20 cm.
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Albany Co. Public Library - Nonfiction | 190 VOLTAIRE | On Shelf |
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Published
UK : Penguin Books, 2016.
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English
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"First published in French as Traité sur la Tolérance, A l'occasion de la mort de Jean Calas, 1763"--Title page verso.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages xxvii-xxix).
Summary
'We should think of all human beings as our brothers. What? A Turk as a brother? A Chinaman as a brother? Jews and people from Siam as brothers too? Yes, without doubt, for are we not all children of the same Father and creatures of the same God?' 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. As it became clear that Calas had been persecuted by 'an irrational mob' for being a Protestant, the Enlightenment philosopher Voltaire began a campaign to vindicate him and his family. The resulting work, a screed against fanaticism and a plea for understanding, is as fresh and urgent today as when it was written.
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Translated from the French.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Voltaire., & Clarke, D. M. (2016). Treatise on toleration . Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Voltaire, 1694-1778 and Desmond M., Clarke. 2016. Treatise On Toleration. Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Voltaire, 1694-1778 and Desmond M., Clarke. Treatise On Toleration Penguin Books, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Voltaire, and Desmond M. Clarke. Treatise On Toleration Penguin Books, 2016.
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