VOLTAIRE (FRANÇOIS MARIE-AROUET): THE PORTRAIT OF A GREAT WRITER-PHILOSOPHER
VOLTAIRE (FRANÇOIS MARIE-AROUET): THE PORTRAIT OF A GREAT WRITER-PHILOSOPHER

Summary/Abstract: It is well known that the world of philosophy is rich in famous authors who, throughout the ages, have given in literature many philosophical works. The XVIIIth French century knows many writers among whom Voltaire – a complete writer-philosopher, who has marked the history of the world, with an individual and interesting way of writing and thinking. His philosophy, contained in his philosophical tales (“Candide, or Optimism”, “Zadig, or Destiny”, “Mocromégas”, “The Huron – L’Ingénu”), arouses the interest of the readers and still deserves to be (re)enhancement. That is why we propose an author’s portrait through the opinions of various theoreticians who knew how to criticize and appreciate at the same time the talent of the great French philosopher.

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