TY - BOOK AU - Voltaire AU - Leigh,Oliver Herbrand Gordon AU - Morley,John AU - Smollett,T. AU - Fleming,William F. TI - A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 02 T2 - The Works of Voltaire, A Contemporary Version, Vol. 6 AV - B PY - 2011/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Philosophy -- Dictionaries KW - Criticism (Philosophy) N1 - Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictionnaire_philosophique; Release date is 2011-03-28; Produced by Andrea Ball, Christine Bell & Marc D'Hooghe (From images generously made available by the Internet Archive.); Original publication data not identified N2 - "A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 02" by Voltaire is an encyclopedic dictionary published in 1764. This alphabetically arranged work challenges religious and social institutions through sharp, often provocative articles. Born from a dinner party game at Frederick II's court, Voltaire crafted a deliberately pocket-sized, affordable text to spread revolutionary ideas. The dictionary reflects his advocacy for tolerance, freedom of press, and deism while criticizing religious fanaticism. Though beloved by Enlightenment rulers and the public, religious authorities condemned it, burning copies across Europe while Voltaire remained calmly anonymous. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35622 ER -