Kors, Alan C.
Voltaire and the Triumph of the Enlightenment / Alan Charles Kors ; The Teaching Company. - 1st ed. - Springfield, VA : The Teaching Company, 2001. - 6 DVDs (360 min.) : sd. col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 Course Guidebook (ii, 68 p. ; 19 cm) - The Great Courses .
Includes 12 x 30 min. lectures.
Also Includes Course Guidebook.
Course guidebook includes glossary and bibliographical references.
"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) CONTENTS:
Disc 1
Lecture 1. "The Patriarch" - An Overview
Lecture 2. The Education of a Philosopher
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
"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) DVD 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 COURSE 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
159803149X
Philosophy.
Modern Philosophy.
History.
French History.
Voltaire.
Enlightenment Century.
Voltaire and the Triumph of the Enlightenment / Alan Charles Kors ; The Teaching Company. - 1st ed. - Springfield, VA : The Teaching Company, 2001. - 6 DVDs (360 min.) : sd. col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 Course Guidebook (ii, 68 p. ; 19 cm) - The Great Courses .
Includes 12 x 30 min. lectures.
Also Includes Course Guidebook.
Course guidebook includes glossary and bibliographical references.
"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) CONTENTS:
Disc 1
Lecture 1. "The Patriarch" - An Overview
Lecture 2. The Education of a Philosopher
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
"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) DVD 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 COURSE 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
159803149X
Philosophy.
Modern Philosophy.
History.
French History.
Voltaire.
Enlightenment Century.