A Treatise on Tolerance: And Other Writings
- ISBN-10
- 1435108426
- ISBN-13
- 9781435108424
- Category
- Religious tolerance
- Pages
- 172
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- Ohio University Center for International Studies
- Author
- Voltaire
Description
These were the events that inspired Voltaire's"Treatise on Tolerance." Even today the "Treatise on Tolerance" stands as one of the most important milestones in the acceptance of religious tolerance in the Western world.
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