Philosophical Letters, Or, Letters Regarding the English Nation
- ISBN-10
- 0872208818
- ISBN-13
- 9780872208810
- Category
- Philosophy
- Pages
- 158
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Company Incorporated
- Author
- Voltaire
Description
In his Philosophical Letters, Voltaire provides a pungent and often satirical assessment of the religion, politics, science, and arts of the England he observed during his nearly three-year exile. In addition to the Letters, this edition provides a translation of Voltaire's Proposal for a Letter about the English, a general Introduction, chronology, notes, and bibliography.
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