Voltaire’s Candide: militance and melancholy

Authors

  • Maria das Graças de Souza

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/dp.v9i3.27460

Keywords:

Philosophy, engagement, Enlightenment, Candide, philosophy of history.

Abstract

The article intends to analyze some passages from Candide according to the French Enlightenment opposition between the "office philosopher" and the "worldly philosopher." As far as I am concerned, that opposition is not just a conception of the nature of the philosopher's action, but it is also a consideration on what good philosophy is. At the same time, it will provide an interpretation of the famous Candide's garden, in connection to Voltaire's conception on history. 

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How to Cite

de Souza, M. das G. (2012). Voltaire’s Candide: militance and melancholy. DoisPontos, 9(3). https://doi.org/10.5380/dp.v9i3.27460

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 3 (2012): Voltaire

Section

Voltaire

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