The writers of this time, whatever their faults, form the true aristocracy of France.Continuing Voltaire in Geneva,with the first installment from
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Voltaire in Geneva – 5
The rivalry between the schools of Rousseau and Voltaire represents the deadlock to which social thought had come; a deadlock of which the catastrophe
Voltaire in Geneva – 4
France had outgrown the system that had brought her through the Middle Ages.Continuing Voltaire in Geneva,with a selection by John
Voltaire in Geneva – 3
In short, on all sides, whatever men do and think was real and alive to Voltaire.Continuing Voltaire in Geneva,with a selection by John
Voltaire in Geneva – 2
Voltaire was a stupendous power because he saw many new things after which the spirits of others were unconsciously groping and dumbly
Voltaire in Geneva
This series has easy 5 minute installments.IntroductionTo set an exact date as marking the culmination of the vast influence of Voltaire upon
Blood Circulation Discovered – 4
Today's installment concludes Blood Circulation Discovered,our selection by Thomas H. Huxley.If you have journeyed through all of the
Blood Circulation Discovered – 3
It is in conceiving the motion of the blood, as a whole, to be circular and in ascribing that circular motion simply and solely to the contractions of
Blood Circulation Discovered – 2
Galen's great service was the proof that the arteries are as much full of blood during life as the veins are and that the left cavity of the heart,