Voltaire - The Sarcastic Thinker of the Enlightenment - The Great Thinkers
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- Voltaire, pseudonym of François-Marie Arouet, was an 18th-century French Enlightenment philosopher, renowned for his wit and criticism of religious fanaticism and intolerance. His thinking was marked by skepticism, humanism, and support for freedom of expression and the separation of Church and State. Author of various works, including the famous "Candide", Voltaire profoundly influenced Western thought, advocating for justice, civil liberty, and societal reform.
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He wrote, "If you can make people believe absurdities, you can make them commit atrocities." How relevant today.
Prescient. But human nature never really changes , regardless of the times. Rinse and repeat.
Thx
Every history video feels like a window into the past, bringing ancient tales to life.
"God is a comedian playing for an audience too afraid to laugh".- Voltaire
In his last years he turned back to God & “adored him”. God has forgiven him for such statements like you quote. Don’t waste your time to bitterness & hate.
A very influential person in Europe and the Western world
Excellent piece of biography of French philosopher, Voltaire. I loved it. I thank the narrator for his beautiful presentation. ❤🎉😂
Well done. Thank you. ---- If I were to time travel, I would choose the time of Voltaire. And beg to be his valet. To be near historic genius.
A feerless man that liberated so many for centuries to come. Many kids still read Candide in school. Viva Voltaire!
Vive*
He really was a exceptional person that gave a lot to the world
I've often thought of frank zappa as the voltaire of 20th century music. Ridiculing authority usually gets you some well deserved air play eventually.
In typical French fashion, Voltaire was very expert at enjoying his senses and devoted an inordinate amount of his thinking to it.
Voltaire, is one of my heroes. 😶
Incredible writer, I agree with alot of his philosophy
I liked Voltaire work about god so much. Really interesting work!
One of my favorites....
'Judge a man not by the answers he gives, but by the questions he asks' has to be my favourite quote of his. But I have a very hard time reconciling with the fact that preached liberty and social reform, yet he was so fond of the Ottoman empire - an exceptionally backward and cruel one, not mention it enslaved my nation and destroyed so much cultural heritage. But we all have flaws ...
What about the Ottoman Empire did he admire?
Hey!
Can you make a series on Indo-europian legends and myths
Make a video on Swami Vivekananda and his social philosophy
Voltaire is my spirit animal
Could we maybe get a video about Zadig?
Please do a Robert Heinline video
Great informative and thought provoking video!
❤🤍💙 all your videos mate👍
I love them already. Nonsense and Latin and then all the other things freedom. It's a beautiful thing
Much appreciated 👌🏼
When I first read Candide in college, I thought it should've been made into a Monty Python film.
Very interesting, I always heared of this man but now I will for sure look for more info on him.
Read candide i'm just falling in love with it
Cool you added scholars episodes to your channel, Do Ibn Rushd please
Nothing changes. Everything is the same.
That 'biblical solution to toenail fungus' ad in the middle of a Voltaire video is the sort of thing that Voltaire made fun of.
That tells us more about what ads you get than it has to do with the video, but interesting nonetheless…😂
@@christopherhamilton3621 For being the type of person that watches a Voltaire ?
Isn't he the one who said "I drink (coffee) therefore I am"?
Very English humour, brilliant man😊
He was one of the contributors to the French constitution.
Volt here
How to make animated videos like you ?
We have a professional animation editor on our team 👍
That was a very French name
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Hume, Smith, Black all Scottish from the enlightenment ❤
MUST HAVE BEEN RICH, SITTING AROUD ALL DAY THINKING.
Next I see Vlad the Impaler ❤❤❤
I am relative of Vlad,I got a house 60 miles west of his mountain castle 😮😮
I've never had a hero.... this guy is the closest I've ever come....
Jesus Christ died for you.
@@gandalfstormcrow8439Jesus was in his 30s with no girlfriend and hung out with a bunch of guys. He also identified openly with at least three identities: the father, the son, and the holy 💩. In private, whatever he identified with can be several of what’s constitutes the LGBTQ 🏳️🌈 IA.
@@jonhappleseed8144Voltaire said that Christianity would be a forgotten, relic 100 years after his death. Ironically, the French Christian Society set up their headquarters in Voltaire's house, a hundred years after his death.
He was also a freemason
He said all he learned at Jesuit school was some Latin and a few other things. That was the sarcasm for which he was known, undoubtedly. I didn't learn anything at all from the Jesuit order. They don't like me.😢 I care a lot, too.
And he was a southpaw. GO LEFTYS!! YOU RULE!!
"I die, loving my God … and detesting superstition." How's that for a blatent contradiction?
Voltaire was a deist.
Not contradictory at all, but certainly provisional.
Humm
The hog?
Ponder existence more deeply.
marquis's? Marquis'.
Voltaire was a deist.
Almost every French name in this video is mispronounced. Marquis sounds like markee. Marquise sounds like markeez. Rousseau is ru-so, not ro-so.
The narrator is speaking English so don't see the issue. He at least says French words with a French accent 😂
Is this what you got from this video, what a bizarre take away?
i studied zadig in french the guy could destroy you with two words a badass