This edition of Voltaire's political writings presents a varied selection of his most interesting and controversial texts, many of which have not previously been translated into English. Their themes ...

Voltaire lived with Du Châtelet in her château ... her contributions ignored or subsumed into the works of the “great men” that the canon was established to celebrate.

Châtelet’s scientific contributions were appreciated by some, then forgotten by all. But redeeming her as a mind shouldn’t ...

SO I THINK LOUISVILLE THAYER MEANS A LOT OF THINGS. LOUISVILLE THAYER VOLTAIRE WAS A FRENCH WRITER. SO WHEN SEDGWICK OPENED THE PLACE, HE DECIDED TO NAME IT AFTER THE FRENCH WRITER. I’VE BEEN ...

Voltaire, Stendhal, Goethe, Villon, Nietzsche... Collected Works of Paul Valery, Volume 15: Moi Paul Valéry A selection of writings that portray the inner life of the artist. Included are several ...

Mindfulness, or shamatha, is a subdiscipline of meditation. It is, in part, an exercise in nonattachment. Plot twist: ...

From the first coffee houses in the Ottoman Empire to Boston’s London Coffee House, cafes have always been an egalitarian ...

"Voltaire Nude," a marble sculpture by Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, dates from 1776. Created in France, it shows the writer as an ...

Hugh Grant is the spotlight star in Heretic, as it’s his performance that makes the film the standout that it is. Audiences ...

So beautifully constructed and acted in the first half is “Heretic” that you won’t really notice when it turns into a horror ...

her contributions ignored or subsumed into the works of the “great men” that the canon was established to celebrate. Du ...