Traité sur la tolérance
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Traité sur la tolérance is a seminal 1763 philosophical essay by Voltaire advocating religious tolerance and criticizing fanaticism and injustice in the wake of the Calas affair.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Traité sur la tolérance canonical | 4 |
| Epistola de tolerantia | 1 |
| Traité sur la tolérance à l’occasion de la mort de Jean Calas | 1 |
| Treatise on Tolerance | 1 |
| Voltaire’s Treatise on Tolerance | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T280767 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Traité sur la tolérance Context triple: [Voltaire, notableWork, Traité sur la tolérance]
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A.
Edict of Nantes
The Edict of Nantes was a 1598 royal decree by King Henry IV of France that granted substantial civil rights and limited religious freedom to French Protestants, helping to end the French Wars of Religion.
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B.
Five Articles of the Remonstrance
The Five Articles of the Remonstrance are a 1610 theological statement by Dutch Arminians that challenged strict Calvinist doctrines on predestination, grace, and perseverance, becoming a foundational text of Arminian theology.
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C.
Civil Constitution of the Clergy
The Civil Constitution of the Clergy was a 1790 law of the French Revolution that radically reorganized the Catholic Church in France under state control, sparking deep religious and political conflict.
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D.
Belgic Confession
The Belgic Confession is a foundational 16th-century Reformed doctrinal statement that systematically outlines key Calvinist beliefs and theology.
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E.
Tractatus Theologico-Politicus
Tractatus Theologico-Politicus is a 17th-century philosophical and political treatise by Baruch Spinoza that defends freedom of thought and expression while offering a critical, rational interpretation of Scripture and religion’s role in the state.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Traité sur la tolérance Target entity description: Traité sur la tolérance is a seminal 1763 philosophical essay by Voltaire advocating religious tolerance and criticizing fanaticism and injustice in the wake of the Calas affair.
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A.
Edict of Nantes
The Edict of Nantes was a 1598 royal decree by King Henry IV of France that granted substantial civil rights and limited religious freedom to French Protestants, helping to end the French Wars of Religion.
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B.
Five Articles of the Remonstrance
The Five Articles of the Remonstrance are a 1610 theological statement by Dutch Arminians that challenged strict Calvinist doctrines on predestination, grace, and perseverance, becoming a foundational text of Arminian theology.
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C.
Civil Constitution of the Clergy
The Civil Constitution of the Clergy was a 1790 law of the French Revolution that radically reorganized the Catholic Church in France under state control, sparking deep religious and political conflict.
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D.
Belgic Confession
The Belgic Confession is a foundational 16th-century Reformed doctrinal statement that systematically outlines key Calvinist beliefs and theology.
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E.
Tractatus Theologico-Politicus
Tractatus Theologico-Politicus is a 17th-century philosophical and political treatise by Baruch Spinoza that defends freedom of thought and expression while offering a critical, rational interpretation of Scripture and religion’s role in the state.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical essay ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
freedom of conscience
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tolerance ⓘ |
| author | Voltaire ⓘ |
| circulation | clandestine in parts of France after publication ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| criticizes |
fanaticism
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judicial injustice ⓘ religious intolerance ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Jean Calas ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophy
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political philosophy ⓘ religious philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
appeal to public opinion
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arguments for civil tolerance ⓘ historical analysis of the Calas case ⓘ reflections on religious diversity ⓘ theological critique ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
Traité sur la tolérance
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Treatise on Tolerance
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| historicalContext |
persecution of Protestants in France
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post-Seven Years’ War France ⓘ |
| influenced |
debates on religious freedom in Europe
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modern conceptions of secularism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Enlightenment rationalism
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anti-clericalism in 18th-century France ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Calas affair ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Calas affair
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critique of religious fanaticism ⓘ justice ⓘ religious tolerance ⓘ |
| movement | French Enlightenment ⓘ |
| notableQuote |
“Il faut que les hommes commencent par n’être pas fanatiques pour mériter la tolérance.”
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“La tolérance n’a jamais excité de guerre civile; l’intolérance a couvert la terre de carnage.” ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Traité sur la tolérance
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Traité sur la tolérance à l’occasion de la mort de Jean Calas
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| partOf | Voltaire’s anti-clerical writings ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Age of Enlightenment
ⓘ
surface form:
Enlightenment
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| placeOfPublication | Geneva ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1763 ⓘ |
| publisher | Cramer brothers ⓘ |
| theme |
abuse of religious authority
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reason versus superstition ⓘ relationship between religion and law ⓘ universal human rights ⓘ |
| title | Traité sur la tolérance self-link ⓘ |
| workOf | Voltaire ⓘ |
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Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Traité sur la tolérance à l’occasion de la mort de Jean Calas
this entity surface form:
Treatise on Tolerance
this entity surface form:
Epistola de tolerantia
this entity surface form:
Voltaire’s Treatise on Tolerance