![]() ![]() ![]() There, his tutor Pangloss instills in him a doctrine of Leibnizian optimism. The novella starts with the young nobleman Candide, who lives in the castle of the fictional Baron of Thunder-ten-tronckh in Westphalian Germany. Voltaire’s 17 th century Candide ou l’Optimisme (Candide: Optimism) is not merely a hallmark of the Enlightenment Age and holds as much relevance today as it did then, as it serves as a guide to more inclusive and thoughtful political discourse. ![]() Tue, J 13:17 1760 a7124a1e87885b91d244660f9ed2aaaf 3 Books philosophy,Voltaire,Candide,liberalism,inequality,politics,#books,Book Free ![]()
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