Examples Of Rationalism In Candide

In our interactive orals today we discussed the philosophical and contextual considerations of Voltaire’s satire novel “Candide”. In our discussion we went over the history of Enlightenment and the two types of enlightened thinking: Humanism and Rationalism. Through the discussion I was able to expand my understanding of Voltaire’s belief in the “power of reason to overcome traditional authority and embrace rational change”. Enlightenment philosophy is the understanding that we can collectively as a society make the world a better place. There are two types of enlightened thinking that are prevalent in Candide: rationalism and humanism. Rationalism is traditionally described as the “process of knowledge being attained through reason”. Whereas