The Voltaire's Pneumatology and the Interpretation of Zadig or The Destiny
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1517-0128.v1i36p76-88Keywords:
Voltaire, Celestial beings, Sky, Heaven, Zadig, Destiny, Providence, FreedomAbstract
The present paper aims at distinguishing two categories of celestial characters found in some Voltaire’s texts. The first one concerns the characters coming from the astronomical sky of modern science. The second one could be regarded as the ones which inhabit the ancient heaven of supernatural creatures: angels, genies, and demons. The distinction of these two categories help us to provide an interpretation of Voltaire’s Zadig or the destiny and, consequently, comprehend how the author conceived the connections of providence and freedom.
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HADOT, P. N'oublie pas de vivre: Goethe et la tradition des exercices spirituels. Paris: Albin Michel, 2008.
KOYRÈ, A. From the closed world to the infinite universe. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1957.
LEIBNIZ, W. G. Essais de Théodicée. Paris: GF-Flammarion, 1969.
LOCKE, J. An Essay Concerning Human Understanding. Hertfordshire: Wordsworth Classics, 1998.
PELCKMANS, P. Le problème de l’incroyance au XVIIIe siècle. Éditions du CIERL. Québec: Les Presses de l’Université Laval, 2010.
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______. L’Opinion en Alphabet. In: Oeuvres complètes de Voltaire. Éd. Louis Moland, tome 1720 (1877-1885). Paris: Garnier, 1752.
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______. Questions sur l’Encyclopédie. In: Collection complètte des oeuvres de M. de Voltaire. Tome 22-23 (1768-1777). Genève: Cramer, 1772
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The Voltaire’s Pneumatology and the Interpretation of Zadig or The Destiny. (2020). Cadernos De Ética E Filosofia Política, 1(36), 76-88. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1517-0128.v1i36p76-88
