What did Voltaire fought for?

Answer 1

Voltaire was included in the book "E=MC2"which is a book about the famous equation by Einstein. While exiled in England, Voltaire became interested in the theories of Newton and started to study Newtonian philosophy and science. The theories of Newton "represented what could be the opposite of the ancient, locked-in aristocratic system [Voltaire had] known in France." This lead Voltaire to apply the Newtonian laws to the government system in France. "[W]hat if the same analysis used in science by Newton could be used to reveal the role of money or vanity or other hidden forces in the political world as well?"

Being well known for his literary works Voltaire was able to convince many others to believe in the Newtonian system as well. Emilie du Chatelet helped hugely in convincing all these people.

Through working together on papers discussing the Newtonian laws, Emilile was later lead to write a paper to bridge the gap between the work of s'Gravesande and Leibniz to input the squared symbol into the equation E=mv2 (v is the symbol for velocity, the numerical amount for c wasn't discovered yet). Previously, the equation was E=mv1. mv2 was then viewed as the definite form of energy.

Emilie's death caused Voltaire to push the ideas of Newton and Émilie's work even more. Voltaire helped put crucial knowledge into the hands of everyone. He spread the word of Newton and Émilie du Châtelet's greatly influential and important work.

Answer 2

Voltaire fought for freedom of speech, religious tolerance, and separation of church and state. He believed in the importance of reason and the power of education to bring about social change.