Voltaire

出版者:Cambridge University Press

作者:Voltaire

页数:348

出版时间:1994-06-24

价格:USD 34.99

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9780521437271

丛书系列:Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought

图书标签:史金納剑桥学派VoltairePolitical_SciencesClassical

This edition of Voltaire's political writings presents a varied selection of his most interesting and controversial texts, many of which have not previously been translated into English. They range over the nature and legitimacy of political power, law and the social order, crime and punishment, liberty and humanity, war and peace, and the growing disorder in the French economy. They also touch on specific issues and events in pre-Revolutionary France to which Voltaire responded and in which he was closely involved, including the Seven Years' War and relations with Frederick II, the Genevan quarrels of the 1760s, and the sensational trials of Jean Calas, Sirven and the Chevalier de La Barre. A comprehensive introduction explores the background to these texts, which together reflect the full range of Voltaire's responses to the most significant issues of his time.