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_beng
100 1 _aKors, Alan C.
110 _aUniversity of Pennsylvania
245 1 0 _aVoltaire and the Triumph of the Enlightenment /
_cAlan Charles Kors ; The Teaching Company.
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aSpringfield, VA :
_bThe Teaching Company,
_c2001.
300 _a6 DVDs (360 min.) :
_bsd. col. ;
_c4 3/4 in. +
_e1 Course Guidebook (ii, 68 p. ; 19 cm)
440 _aThe Great Courses
500 _aIncludes 12 x 30 min. lectures. Also Includes Course Guidebook.
504 _aCourse guidebook includes glossary and bibliographical references.
505 _a"Leading intellectual historian Alan Charles Kors shares with you his view of Voltaire as one of the most intriguing, influential, and elusive thinkers of the modern world. Focusing on the deepest, most enduring aspects of Voltaire's work and thought, but never losing sight of the colorful, fascinating man himself, Professor Kors sketches for you a vibrant, thought-provoking vision of Voltaire as "the father of the Enlightenment" and one of the great literary personalities of all time." (Publisher's Website)
505 _aCONTENTS:
505 _aDisc 1
_tLecture 1. "The Patriarch" - An Overview
_tLecture 2. The Education of a Philosopher
505 _aDisc 2
_tLecture 3. Philosophical Letters, Part I
_tLecture 4. Philosophical Letters, Part II
505 _aDisc 3
_tLecture 5. The Years at Cirey
_tLecture 6. From Optimism to Humanism
505 _aDisc 4
_tLecture 7. Voltaire and the Philosophical Tale
_tLecture 8. Voltaire at Ferney
505 _aDisc 5
_tLecture 9. Voltaire and God
_tLecture 10. Voltaire and History
505 _aDisc 6
_tLecture 11. Voltaire and Toleration
_tLecture 12. Apotheosis
520 3 _a"Leading intellectual historian Alan Charles Kors shares with you his view of Voltaire as one of the most intriguing, influential, and elusive thinkers of the modern world. Focusing on the deepest, most enduring aspects of Voltaire's work and thought, but never losing sight of the colorful, fascinating man himself, Professor Kors sketches for you a vibrant, thought-provoking vision of Voltaire as "the father of the Enlightenment" and one of the great literary personalities of all time." (Publisher's Website)
520 2 _aDVD CONTENTS: Disc 1 Lecture 1. "The Patriarch" - An Overview Lecture 2. The Education of a Philosophe Disc 2 Lecture 3. Philosophical Letters, Part I Lecture 4. Philosophical Letters, Part II Disc 3 Lecture 5. The Years at Cirey Lecture 6. From Optimism to Humanism Disc 4 Lecture 7. Voltaire and the Philosophical Tale Lecture 8. Voltaire at Ferney Disc 5 Lecture 9. Voltaire and God Lecture 10. Voltaire and History Disc 6 Lecture 11. Voltaire and Toleration Lecture 12. Apotheosis
520 2 _aCOURSE GUIDEBOOK CONTENTS: Professor Biography Course Scope Lecture 1: "The Patriarch" - An Overview Lecture 2: The Education of a Philosophe Lecture 3: Philosophical Letters, Part I Lecture 4: Philosophical Letters, Part II Lecture 5: The Years at Cirey Lecture 6: From Optimism to Humanism Lecture 7: Voltaire and the Philosophical Tale Lecture 8: Voltaire at Ferney Lecture 9: Voltaire and God Lecture 10: Voltaire and History Lecture 11: Voltaire and Toleration Lecture 12: Apotheosis Excerpts from Poem on the Lisbon Earthquake Timeline Glossary Biographical Notes Bibliography
650 0 _aPhilosophy.
650 0 _aModern Philosophy.
650 0 _aHistory.
650 0 _aFrench History.
650 0 _aVoltaire.
650 0 _aEnlightenment Century.
710 _aThe Teaching Company
856 _uhttps://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/voltaire-and-the-triumph-of-the-enlightenment.html
_zPublisher's Website.
910 _aBuckley, H. Dickson,
942 _2z
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