Voltaire in Love is Nancy Mitford’s most searching book. On the surface it is all polish and wit; underneath it is solid history. Triangle Squared. When François Marie Arouet (Voltaire ...
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Voltaire’s Candide: Exploring the Philosophy of OptimismIn reality, “Optimism” is Candide’s subtitle, and it’s the first hint that Voltaire is putting the reader on.He was reacting with wry, winking irony to the prevailing 18th-century European ...
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Is This the Best of All Possible Worlds? Leibniz vs. VoltaireTo draw our conclusions, we will explore the conflict of opinion between two great philosophers: Leibniz and Voltaire. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz was born on July 1, 1646 in Leipzig. He showed ...
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