Voltaire was a versatile and prolific writer. In his lifetime he published numerous works, including books, plays, poems, and polemics. His most fa...

Voltaire believed above all in the efficacy of reason. He believed social progress could be achieved through reason and that no authority—religious...

Voltaire dominated the discourse of his era. In his writing, he left virtually no subject untouched. Voltaire wrote on subjects as distinct as meta...