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Voltaire And Machiavelli
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The novel, Candide, by Voltaire, is a scathing, satirical criticism of the world. It is a product of possibly the greatest philosopher of the Enlightenment. The novel examines many aspects of the world, which Voltaire found to be troublesome. These different aspects include everything from philo ....
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....Lisbon. Candide is about to save him but is stopped by Pangloss who tires to prove to him "a priori" that the sea off the Cape of Lisbon was made to drown honest James (10).
The next intellectual system that Voltaire attacksis that of scholasticism. Throughout the book, Voltaire hints at this by showing the foolishness of simply accepting what one is told as truth, as Candide accepts the teachings of Pangloss. He learns eventually that, that Pangloss is wrong. This is a powerful theme thro.... |
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