by Voltaire · Gallimard · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782070377039
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Lettres philosophiques, also known as English Letters, is a collection of essays by Voltaire based on his experiences in England. In these essays, Voltaire praises the religious tolerance and political freedom he observed in English society, contrasting them with the situation in France. The essays cover a wide range of topics, including religion, science, philosophy, and politics, offering a critical and comparative view of the two nations. This work is considered a defense of modern liberalism and a critique of monarchical absolutism and religious intolerance.
François-Marie Arouet, known by his pen name Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, philosopher (philosophe), satirist, and historian. Famous for his wit and his criticism of Christianity and of slavery, Voltaire was an advocate of freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and separation of church and state.
