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Candide is living a sheltered life in an Edenic paradise and being indoctrinated with Leibnizian optimism (or simply "optimism") by his mentor, Professor Pangloss. Voltaire describes the abrupt cessation of this lifestyle, followed by Candide's slow, painful disillusionment as he witnesses and experiences great hardships in the world. Voltaire concludes with Candide, if not rejecting optimism outright, advocating a deeply practical precept, "we must cultivate our garden", in lieu of the Leibnizian mantra of Pangloss, "all is for the best" in the "best of all possible worlds."
As expected by Voltaire, Candide has enjoyed both great success and great scandal. Immediately after its secretive publication, the book was widely banned because it contained religious blasphemy, political sedition and intellectual hostility hidden under a thin veil of na
Author
Voltaire
Book Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Engage Classics
Published
November 2020
Weight
327g
Dimensions
15.3 x 22.9 x 1 cm
ISBN
9781774378786
ISBN-10
1774378787
Eden Code
5505014
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Author/Creator: Voltaire
ISBN: 9781774378786
Publisher: Engage Classics
Release Date: November 2020
Weight: 327g
Dimensions: 15.3 x 22.9 x 1 cm
Eden Code: 5505014