Ep. 25. Voltaire: The Rascal Philosopher
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This episode explores the life and impact of the French writer Voltaire, highlighting his contributions to literature and his critiques of authority.
Few enlightenment thinkers are as famous as the French writer Voltaire. Born into a modest though socially ambitious family, he found his talent for writing early and by his late teens was punching way above his weight as a playwright and poet earning accolades and raising eyebrows for his witty use of satire to make not-so-subtle criticisms of church and state. Indeed he would spend his entire adult life dodging the authorities, often writing under multiple pseudonyms and denying authorship ...
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