by Voltaire · Demetra · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788871223391
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«Trattato sulla tolleranza» is Voltaire's philosophical essay, published by Demetra in paperback (144 pages, in Italian).
Written in 1763 after the execution of Jean Calas, a Protestant accused without evidence of killing his son, this treatise denounces religious fanaticism and defends tolerance and freedom of conscience. With rational arguments and historical examples, it calls for respect between beliefs and peaceful coexistence.
The 1993 Italian edition includes the subtitle «La trincea della ragione contro ogni fanatismo» and belongs to the Acquarelli collection.
For readers interested in Enlightenment philosophy and the debate on religious tolerance.
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.
