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Voltaire was a French writer and philosopher of the 1700s known for his sharp wit and his bold criticism of the Catholic Church and slavery, along with his passionate defense of free speech, religious freedom, and keeping religion separate from government. His ideas and writings made him one of the most influential thinkers of the Enlightenment era, a period that fundamentally shaped modern Western values around individual liberty and rational thought.
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François-Marie Arouet, known by his nom de plume Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit, his attacks on the established Catholic Church, and his advocacy of freedom of religion, freedom of expression, and separation of church and state. Voltaire was a versatile writer, producing works in almost every literary form, including plays, poems,…
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伏尔泰(法語:Voltaire,发音:[vɔl.tɛːʁ],1694年11月21日-1778年5月30日),原名弗朗索瓦-马里‧阿鲁埃(法語:François-Marie Arouet,法语发音:[fʁɑ̃.swa ma.ʁi aʁ.wɛ],法国启蒙時代思想家、哲学家、文学家,启蒙运动公认的领袖和导师。他不仅在哲学上有卓越成就,也以捍卫公民自由,特别是信仰自由和司法公正而闻名。尽管在他所处的时代审查制度十分严厉,伏尔泰仍然公开支持社会改革。他的论说以讽刺见长,常常抨击天主教教會的教条和当时的法国教育制度。伏尔泰的著作和思想与托马斯·霍布斯及约翰·洛克一道,对美国革命和法国大革命的主要思想家都有影响。
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Voltaire is a name of at least four acts: 1) A mononym of Aurelio Voltaire Hernández (b. 1967, Havana, Cuba), a singer/songwriter whose music has its roots deeply embedded in European folk and also has influences from the gothic scene. He has also been directing commercials and animating short films for ten years, the best known of these are his Hieronymus Bosch-inspired station MTV IDs. Inspired by the films of Ray Harryhausen (Jason and the Argonauts, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad), Voltaire began animating at the age of ten on a super8 camera. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Voltaire">Read more on Last.fm</a>
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