5/28/2023 0 Comments Philosophical optimism in candideIn the end, Candide rejects the dogma and sophistication of religion and philosophy. Despite his good character and judgment, Candide is unfairly mistreated by religious zealots of all kinds, who take him to be an enemy because of his ignorance of their beliefs and doctrines. By the very end, Pangloss is suggesting that all of the miseries the characters endured were necessary to bring them to the present moment: enjoying candied pistachios in the garden.Ĭandide also criticizes religion as a means of making judgments about the world. His explanations also become more circuitous and outlandish as the narrative proceeds. Pangloss' philosophy of optimism appears foolish-even insincere-when set beside the misfortunes of his life: exile, enslavement, execution, vivisection, syphilis, and academic obscurity. The doctrines of religious groups and philosophers active during Voltaire’s life are made to look ridiculous and out of touch with reality when juxtaposed with the events of the novel. Candide satirizes the huge gap between the world and the way it is philosophically and religiously explained.
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