voltaire Flashcards
what was his approach on religion? Famous quote
if god didn’t exist, it will be necessary to event him
what was his approach on speech? famous quote
i may not believe what you say but i will defned to the death, your right to say
What was the Jean calas case
jean was a hugenot had a son who was also a huguenot who wanted to become a layer
the rule of france: only catholics could be a lawyer
son killed himself since he had to choose between law and religion
jean calas was arrested and accused of murder since son was going to convert
jean was tortutred and killed
what did voltaire think of jean clas case?? what made this case make voltaire think about religion
he hated ORGANIZED religion
what did voltaire consider himself to b
deist
why did he choose deism
hated supersition
why didn’t he like democracy
it will b too easy to mislead people
what was he in favor of
enlightened despotism
enlightened despotism??
a form of govenment in which absoloute monarchs pursued legal, social, educational reforms inspired by enlightenment
what was the danger and advantage of enlightened despotism
danger: too much power
advantage: you can get stuff done
What ended up happening to him
went to jail
