Voltaire and the Triumph of the Enlightenment

In Voltaire and the Triumph of the Enlightenment, leading intellectual historian and Professor Alan Charles Kors shares with you his view of Voltaire as one of the most intriguing, influential—and elusive—thinkers of the modern world. Focusing on the most enduring aspects of Voltaire's work and thought, Professor Kors sketches a vibrant, thought-provoking vision of Voltaire as "the father of the Enlightenment" and one of the great literary personalities of all time. What was his world like? What writers and thinkers influenced him? What questions and dilemmas did he ponder? And what is his legacy on the history of both Western philosophy and literature?

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ספר מוקלט: 13 בספטמבר 2023