Kors, Alan Charles.

Voltaire and the triumph of the Enlightenment [sound recording] / Alan Kors. - Springfield, VA : Teaching Co., [2001] - 6 sound discs (ca. 360 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (ii, 68 p. ; 22 cm.) - Great courses on tape . - Great courses (Compact disc) .

lecture 1. The patriarch, an overview -- lecture 2. The education of a philosophe -- lecture 3. Philosophical letters, part I -- lecture 4. Philosophical letters, part II -- lecture 5. The years at Cirey -- lecture 6. From optimism to humanism -- lecture 7. Voltaire and the "philosophical tale" -- lecture 8. Voltaire at Ferney -- lecture 9. Voltaire and God -- lecture 10. Voltaire and history -- lecture 11. Voltaire and toleration -- lecture 12. Apotheosis.

Alan Kors, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, delivers lectures on the life and times of the French philosopher Voltaire.

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Voltaire, 1694-1778.


Philosophy, Modern--History.

DVD PQ 2099 / .K67 2001