Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary

Project Gutenberg's Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary, by VoltaireThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.orgTitle: Voltaire's Philosophical DictionaryAuthor: VoltaireRelease Date: June 12, 2006 [EBook #18569]Language: EnglishCharacter set encoding: ISO-8859-1*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK VOLTAIRE'S PHILOSOPHICAL ***Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Lisa Reigel and the OnlineDistributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net[TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE: Greek words in this text have been transliteratedand placed between +marks+.]Voltaire's Philosophical DictionaryNew YorkCARLTON HOUSEMANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA_PREFACE_This book does not demand continuous reading; but at whatever place oneopens it, one will find matter for reflection. The most useful books arethose of which readers themselves compose half; they extend the thoughtsof which the germ is presented to them; they correct what seemsdefective to them, and they fortify by their reflections what seems tothem weak.It is only really by enlightened people that this book can be read; theordinary man is not made for such knowledge; philosophy will never behis lot. Those who say that there are truths which must be hidden fromthe people, need not be alarmed; the people do ...