CONTENTSINTRODUCTIONPREFACEEARLY LIFEHEGIRA TO ENGLANDEXAMPLES FROM ENGLANDAT CIREY“CANDIDE”THE ENCYCLOPÆDIALAST DAYSHIS CHARACTER AND SERVICESTRIBUTES TO VOLTAIRESELECTIONS FROM VOLTAIRE’S WORKSHistoryWarsPoliticsThe Population QuestionNature’s WayPrayerDoubt and SpeculationDr. Pangloss and the DervishMotives for ConductSelf-LoveGo From Your VillageReligious PrejudicesSacred HistoryDupe And Rogue“Delenda Est Carthago”Jesus and MohammedHow Faiths SpreadSuperstitionThe BibleTransubstantiationDreams and GhostsMortifying the FleshHeavenMagicDETACHED THOUGHTS
CONTENTSINTRODUCTIONPREFACEEARLY LIFEHEGIRA TO ENGLANDEXAMPLES FROM ENGLANDAT CIREY“CANDIDE”THE ENCYCLOPÆDIALAST DAYSHIS CHARACTER AND SERVICESTRIBUTES TO VOLTAIRESELECTIONS FROM VOLTAIRE’S WORKSHistoryWarsPoliticsThe Population QuestionNature’s WayPrayerDoubt and SpeculationDr. Pangloss and the DervishMotives for ConductSelf-LoveGo From Your VillageReligious PrejudicesSacred HistoryDupe And Rogue“Delenda Est Carthago”Jesus and MohammedHow Faiths SpreadSuperstitionThe BibleTransubstantiationDreams and GhostsMortifying the FleshHeavenMagicDETACHED THOUGHTS
INTRODUCTIONPREFACEEARLY LIFEHEGIRA TO ENGLANDEXAMPLES FROM ENGLANDAT CIREY“CANDIDE”THE ENCYCLOPÆDIALAST DAYSHIS CHARACTER AND SERVICESTRIBUTES TO VOLTAIRESELECTIONS FROM VOLTAIRE’S WORKSHistoryWarsPoliticsThe Population QuestionNature’s WayPrayerDoubt and SpeculationDr. Pangloss and the DervishMotives for ConductSelf-LoveGo From Your VillageReligious PrejudicesSacred HistoryDupe And Rogue“Delenda Est Carthago”Jesus and MohammedHow Faiths SpreadSuperstitionThe BibleTransubstantiationDreams and GhostsMortifying the FleshHeavenMagicDETACHED THOUGHTS
INTRODUCTION
PREFACE
EARLY LIFE
HEGIRA TO ENGLAND
EXAMPLES FROM ENGLAND
AT CIREY
“CANDIDE”
THE ENCYCLOPÆDIA
LAST DAYS
HIS CHARACTER AND SERVICES
TRIBUTES TO VOLTAIRE
SELECTIONS FROM VOLTAIRE’S WORKS
History
Wars
Politics
The Population Question
Nature’s Way
Prayer
Doubt and Speculation
Dr. Pangloss and the Dervish
Motives for Conduct
Self-Love
Go From Your Village
Religious Prejudices
Sacred History
Dupe And Rogue
“Delenda Est Carthago”
Jesus and Mohammed
How Faiths Spread
Superstition
The Bible
Transubstantiation
Dreams and Ghosts
Mortifying the Flesh
Heaven
Magic
DETACHED THOUGHTS