Voltaire's 1763 treatise argues for religious tolerance and justice reform after the wrongful execution of Jean Calas, condemning fanaticism and prejudice.
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Voltaire's 1763 treatise argues for religious tolerance and justice reform after the wrongful execution of Jean Calas, condemning fanaticism and prejudice.
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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them h...
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Sexual content
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No romantic or sexual content present
Violence & gore
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References judicial torture and execution by breaking on the wheel in the Calas case
Profanity
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No profanity or strong language
Substance use
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No substance use depicted
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ representation
Religious content
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Central argument on religious tolerance, fanaticism, and Catholic-Protestant conflict
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft elements
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonological content
Political content
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Advocacy for tolerance, legal reform, and critique of religious persecution
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide themes
Abuse & suffering
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Discussion of wrongful conviction, torture, and religious persecution
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