Which -ism was Voltaire influenced by?

1 Answer

humanism and atheism

Explanation:

Voltaire was an important writer of the French Enlightenment. The abuses of the combined influences of the French royalty and French Catholic Church greatly influenced Voltaire.

Voltaire was influenced by humanism. The ideal that human reason and logic should be the center of politics , science , art, and society.
Voltaire was personally more concerned with art and literature. He used his writings to promote a society based on humanism.

Voltaire used to his writings to mock and belittle the belief in organized religion. The French Catholic Church had been used to support a corrupt and abusive political, social, and economic system in France. Voltaire believed that atheism was the answer to establishing a just political, social, and economic system free from the damaging beliefs and dependency on what he believed was an illusory God.

Voltaire was influenced by his belief in humanism and atheism. Voltaire was a major influence on the growth and influence of humanism and atheism on society