Philosophical Letters : Or, Letters Regarding the English Nation

, by Voltaire; Leigh, John; Steiner, Prudence L.

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ISBN: 9780872208810 | 0872208818
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 3/1/2007

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An engaging new translation of the French edition of 1734 -- which includes Voltaire's letter on Pascal -- accompanied by John Leigh's insightful introduction and notes.

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First letter, on the Quakers	p. 1
Second letter, on the Quakers	p. 5
Third letter, on the Quakers	p. 7
Fourth letter, on the Quakers	p. 11
Fifth letter, on the Anglican religion	p. 15
Sixth letter, on the Presbyterians	p. 19
Seventh letter, on the Socinians, or Arians, or Antitrinitarians	p. 21
Eighth letter, on the parliament	p. 23
Ninth letter, on the government	p. 27
Tenth letter, on commerce	p. 31
Eleventh letter, on smallpox inoculation	p. 33
Twelfth letter, on Chancellor Bacon	p. 37
Thirteenth letter, on Mr. Locke	p. 41
Fourteenth letter, on Descartes and Newton	p. 47
Fifteenth letter, on the system of attraction	p. 51
Sixteenth letter, on Mr. Newton's optics	p. 59
Seventeenth letter, on infinity and on chronology	p. 63
Eighteenth letter, on tragedy	p. 69
Nineteenth letter, on comedy	p. 75
Twentieth letter, on noblemen who cultivate literature	p. 79
Twenty-first letter, on the Earl of Rochester and Mr. Waller	p. 83
Twenty-second letter, on Mr. Pope, and some other famous poets	p. 89
Twenty-third letter, on the esteem due to men of letters	p. 93
Twenty-fourth letter, on the academies	p. 97
Twenty-fifth letter, on Mr. Pascal's Pensees	p. 101
Proposal for a letter about the English	p. 123
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Philosophical Letters : Or, Letters Regarding the English Nation

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