... utopia. Comparatively speaking many philosophers of the same time differ largely in their view of the world, and in the following paragraphs the message of Candide will be compared to the words of other great minds and modern day thought. From the start of the book to the end of the ... rational, grand design of god. Simply, Voltaire thought that this belief stripped man of his free will. Anti-war sentiment is high in the book Candide, which originates largely from his experiences in the Seven Years War. Not only is he against war, but he claims that it is wasteful of human ... life. Duri...

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... literature and Drama. His father wanted him to pursue a degree in law, but Voltaire chose to devote his life to writing. Before writing Candide, Voltaire went through a lot in his life that probably inspired his seemingly radical views on life, and the rejection of "Optimism-, the philosophy ... the baron's sister to a man of the neighborhood, but they never married because the gentlemen was not sufficiently noble according to his genealogy. Candide, along with Cunegonde and her brother were raised under the tutelage of the family oracle, Pangloss, who taught the "metaphysico-theologo-cos...

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