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The Works of Voltaire, Vol. IV (Philosophical Dictionary Part 2)

Volume 2 of the Philosophical Dictionary with entries from “Cannibals” to the “Falsity of Human Virtues.” The Philosophical Dictionary first appeared in 1764 in a “pocket edition” designed to be carried about one’s person. It consists of a series of short essays on a variety of topics all of which are tied together as examples of Voltaire’s withering criticism of “the infamous thing” - examples of tyranny and persecution by a privileged orthodoxy in Church and State of those individuals who disagree.

The Works of Voltaire. A Contemporary Version. A Critique and Biography by John Morley, notes by Tobias Smollett, trans. William F. Fleming (New York: E.R. DuMont, 1901). In 21 vols. Vol. IV.

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Translator: William F. Fleming
Notes: Tobias Smollett
Introduction: Oliver Herbrand Gordon Leigh
Author: Voltaire

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The WORKS of VOLTAIRE
VOLTAIRE A PHILOSOPHICAL DICTIONARY Vol. IV — Part I
LIST OF PLATES
A PHILOSOPHICAL DICTIONARY.
CANNIBALS.
SECTION I.
SECTION II.
SECTION III.
CASTING (IN METAL).
CATO. ON SUICIDE, AND THE ABBE ST. CYRAN’S BOOK LEGITIMATING SUICIDE.
A Brief Account of Some Singular Suicides.
Laws Against Suicide.
CELTS.
CEREMONIES—TITLES—PRECEDENCE.
CERTAIN—CERTAINTY.
CHAIN OF CREATED BEINGS.
CHAIN OR GENERATION OF EVENTS.
CHANGES THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN THE GLOBE.
CHARACTER. [From the Greek word signifying Impression, Engraving.—It is what nature has engraved in us.]
CHARITY. CHARITABLE AND BENEFICENT INSTITUTIONS, ALMSHOUSES, HOSPITALS, ETC.
Curtae nescio quid semper abest rei.
CHARLES IX.
Emollit mores, nec sinit esse feros.
CHINA.
SECTION I.
Of the Expulsion of the Missionaries from China.
Of the pretended Atheism of China.
SECTION II.
CHRISTIANITY.
Establishment of Christianity, in its Civil and Political State.—Section I.
SECTION II.
CHRISTMAS.
CHRONOLOGY.
Of the Vanity of Systems, Particularly in Chronology.
CHURCH.
Summary of the History of the Christian Church.
Of the Power of Expelling Devils, Given to the Church.
Of the Martyrs of the Church.
Of the Establishment of the Church Under Constantine.
Of the Signification of the Word “Church.” Picture of the Primitive Church. Its Degeneracy. Examination into those Societies which have Attempted to Re-establish the Primitive Church, and Particularly into that of the Primitives called Quakers.
Of the “Church,” in Christian Societies.
Of the Primitive Church, and of Those Who Have Endeavored to Re-establish It.
Of the Primitives called Quakers.
Quarrel between the Greek and Latin Churches in Asia and Europe.
Of the Present Greek Church.
CHURCH OF ENGLAND.
CHURCH PROPERTY.
Monks possessing Slaves.
CICERO.
CIRCUMCISION.
CLERK—CLERGY.
Of the Celibacy of the Clergy.
Of Clerks of the Closet, Since Denominated Secretaries of State and Ministers.
CLIMATE.
Influence of Climate.
COHERENCE—COHESION—ADHESION.
COMMERCE.
COMMON SENSE.
CONFESSION.
The Disclosure of Confessions.
Whether Laymen and Women Have Been Confessors?
Confession Tickets.
CONFISCATION.
CONSCIENCE.
SECTION I.
Of the Conscience of Good and of Evil.
Whether a Judge Should Decide according to his Conscience, or according to the Evidence.
Of a Deceitful Conscience.
Liberty of Conscience. [Translated from the German.]
CONSEQUENCE.
CONSTANTINE.
SECTION I. The Age of Constantine.
SECTION II. Character of Constantine.
CONTRADICTIONS.
SECTION I.
Examples Taken from History, from Sacred Scripture, from Numerous Authors, etc.
Contradictions in Certain Rites.
Contradictions in Things and Men.
Apparent Contradictions in Books.
Contradictions in Judgments Upon Works of Literature or Art.
CONTRAST.
CONVULSIONARIES.
CORN.
COUNCILS. Meetings of Ecclesiastics, Called Together to Resolve Doubts or Questions on Points of Faith or Discipline.
SECTION II. Notice of the General Councils.
SECTION III. Infallibility of Councils.
VOLTAIRE A PHILOSOPHICAL DICTIONARY Vol. IV — Part II
LIST OF PLATES
A PHILOSOPHICAL DICTIONARY.
COUNTRY.
SECTION II.
SECTION III.
CRIMES OR OFFENCES.
Of Time and Place.
Of Crimes of Time and Place, which Ought to Be Concealed.
Query: Are Two Witnesses Enough to Condemn a Man to be Hanged?
CRIMINAL.
Criminal Prosecution.
Proceedings in Criminal Cases Among Particular Nations.
Example Taken from the Condemnation of a Whole Family.
CROMWELL.
SECTION I.
SECTION II.
CUISSAGE.
CURATE (OF THE COUNTRY).
CURIOSITY.
CUSTOMS—USAGES.
CYRUS.
DANTE.
DAVID.
DECRETALS.
DELUGE (UNIVERSAL).
DEMOCRACY.
DEMONIACS.
DESTINY.
DEVOTEE.
DIAL. Dial of Ahaz.
DICTIONARY.
Extract from the Reflections of an Academician on the “Dictionary of the French Academy.”
DIOCLETIAN.
DIONYSIUS, ST. (THE AREOPAGITE), AND THE FAMOUS ECLIPSE.
Of the Great Eclipse Noticed by Dionysius.
DIODORUS OF SICILY, AND HERODOTUS.
DIRECTOR.
DISPUTES.
ON DISPUTATION.
DISTANCE.
DIVINITY OF JESUS.
DIVORCE.
DOG.
DOGMAS.
DONATIONS.
The Donation of Constantine.
Donation of Pepin.
The Donation of Charlemagne.
Donation of Benevento by the Emperor Henry III.
Donation of the Countess Mathilda.
Donation of the Sovereignty of Naples to the Popes.
Donation of England and Ireland to the Popes by King John.
Examination of the Vassalage of Naples and England.
Of Donations Made by the Popes.
Particular Donations.
DRINKING HEALTHS.
THE DRUIDS.
EASE.
ECLIPSE.
ECONOMY (RURAL).
ECONOMY OF SPEECH— TO SPEAK BY ECONOMY.
ELEGANCE.
ELIAS OR ELIJAH, AND ENOCH.
ELOQUENCE.
EMBLEMS. FIGURES, ALLEGORIES, SYMBOLS, ETC.
Of Some Emblems Used by the Jewish Nation.
Of the Emblem of Aholah and Aholibah.
Of Hosea, and Some Other Emblems.
ENCHANTMENT. MAGIC, CONJURATION, SORCERY, ETC.
Enchantment of the Dead, or Evocation.
Of Other Sorceries.
Enchantments to Kindle Love.
END OF THE WORLD.
ENTHUSIASM.
ENVY.
EPIC POETRY.
Of Hesiod.
Of the Iliad.
Of Virgil.
Of Lucan.
Of Tasso.
Of Ariosto.
EPIPHANY. The Manifestation, the Appearance, the Illustration, the Radiance.
EQUALITY.
ESSENIANS.
ETERNITY.
EUCHARIST.
EXECUTION.
SECTION I.
SECTION II.
SECTION III.
EXECUTIONER.
EXPIATION. Dieu fit du repentir la vertu des mortels.
EXTREME.
EZEKIEL. Of Some Singular Passages in This Prophet, and of Certain Ancient Usages.
FABLE.
Of Those Fanatics Who Would Suppress the Ancient Fables.
FACTION. On the Meaning of the Word.
FACULTY.
FAITH.
SECTION I.
SECTION II.
SECTION III.
FALSITY.
FALSITY OF HUMAN VIRTUES.

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