those who say everything is well are uttering mere stupidities; they should say everything is for the best. Candide lives in the castle of the baron of Thunder-ten-tronckh in Westphalia. Candide is the illegitimate son of the baron’s sister. His mother refused to marry his father because his father’s family tree could only be traced through “seventy-one quarterings.” The castle’s tutor‚ Pangloss‚ teaches “metaphysico-theologo-cosmolo-nigology” and believes that this world is the “best of all possible
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beyond his control (the earthquake in Lisbon). Voltaire did not believe that a perfect God (or any God) has to exist; he mocked the idea that the world must be completely good‚ and he makes fun of this idea throughout Candide. He also makes fun of the philosophers of the time‚ because the philosophers in the novel talk a lot‚ do nothing‚ and solve no problems at all. Candide also makes a mockery of the aristocracy’s notion of superiority by birth. Voltaire also addresses the corruption of the religious
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upbringing; (1) however‚ in considering the text for analysis‚ Bhen’s position on religion shows that she found religion very constrictive to society‚ which I will discuss in detail later. François-Marie Arouet who is also known by his nom de plume Voltaire‚ was famous for his wit and for his advocacy of civil liberties‚ including freedom of religion‚ freedom of expression‚ free trade and separation of church and state. He was a French Enlightenment writer‚ historian and philosopher‚ and his Book ’_Candide
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the world than one another. During Voltaire’s lifetime‚ an ideological revolution was taking place. During this period new ideas and beliefs about the universe came to be. These ideas were then argued and pondered by the intellectuals of society. Voltaire was one of the largest contributors to this ideological revolution‚ a shift in paradigm which would later come to be known as
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rational or enlightened whatsoever. A prominent Enlightenment thinker‚ Voltaire‚ who was not a deist‚ but whom opposed the Catholic Church equally vehemently is another example of enlightenment thought that later influenced the French Revolution. Voltaire‚ who was strongly against religious persecution‚ deduced that the Church was the greatest persecuted overall‚ and was therefore strongly opposed to it. More than anything Voltaire was an advocate for religious toleration and a leader of the crusade
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more commonly known by his pen name‚ Voltaire‚ is another influential Enlightenment philosopher. Born in late 17th century Paris‚ Voltaire is the author of many poems‚ essays‚ novels‚ plays‚ and over 20‚000 personal letters. Today he is still known for his support of tolerance of all kinds‚ especially religious. He was concerned about the lack of religious equality in his native France. In his writings‚ he praised England for their religious tolerance. Voltaire believed
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Candide Pangloss and his student Candide maintain that “everything is for the best in the best of all possible worlds”. This idea of optimism is a version of the 19th century philosophies of Enlightenment age. Voltaire does not accept that a perfect God has to exist‚ so he can afford to mock the idea that the world must be completely good‚ and he uses satire on this idea throughout the novel. The optimists‚ Pangloss and Candide ‚ suffer and witness a wide variety of horrors-floggings‚ rapes‚ robberies
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The ending of Candide brings forth a serious debate amongst the novel’s readers of whether the ending is optimistic or pessimistic. There is no definitive answer because it is relative to the individual view on what situational opportunities are available to Candide and his companions on their farm in Turkey. By contrasting Voltaire’s work with itself using the El Dorado paradox from earlier in the novel‚ an important understanding of what a utopian society could look like and how Candide’s farm
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which books‚ journals‚ newspapers‚ and pamphlets had achieved a status of their own. The Enlightenment flourished in this. The most influential philosophe was Voltaire. He wrote Letters on the English. The book praised the virtues of the English‚ especially their religious liberty‚ and criticized the abuses of French society. Voltaire said Muhammad and Islam represented simply one more example of religious fanaticism he often criticized among Christians. John Toland contended that Islam derived
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Candide‚ written by Voltaire and published in 1759‚ is based in the Age of the Enlightenment. Candide is a satiric tale of a virtuous man’s search for the truest form of happiness and his ultimate acceptance of life’s disappointments. The illegitimate son of the Baron’s sister; Candide is raised in the Castle of Westphalia and taught by his friend and philosopher of metaphysico-theologo-cosmolo-nigology‚ Dr.Pangloss. Candide is abruptly cast out from the castle when he and Lady Cunegonde are found
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