Voltaire, FranÇois Marie Arouet De
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...the vogue of English philosophy and science that characterized the literature of...intellectual interests, especially in science, accorded with his own. They took...successfully for the improvement of the social status of actors. Voltaires Philosophy...society through the action of the arts, sciences, and commerce. In politics he advocated...believe in, but for the use of the elite he advocated a simple deism. He opposed...influence in the popularization of the science and philosophy of his age was incalculably...