Voltaire concludes with Candide, if not rejecting optimism outright, advocating a deeply practical precept, "we must cultivate our garden", in lieu of the Leibnizian mantra of Pangloss, "all is for the best" in the "best of all possible worlds". The work describes the abrupt cessation of this lifestyle, followed by Candide's slow, painful disillusionment as he witnesses and experiences great hardships in the world. and Voltaire never admitted to writing it. The Project Gutenberg EBook of Candide, by Voltaire. The novel is brilliant, hilarious, blasphemous. A Collection of eBooks and audiobooks of Candide, ou lOptimisme by Voltaire, a French satire first. It begins with a young man, Candide, who is living a sheltered life in an Edenic paradise and being indoctrinated with Leibnizian optimism (or simply "optimism") by his mentor, Professor Pangloss. Pangloss teaches his young students Candide and Cunegonde that everything in this world is for the best, a sentiment they cling to as the world steps in to teach them otherwise. The novella has been widely translated, with English versions titled Candide: or, All for the Best (1759) Candide: or, The Optimist (1762) and Candide: or, Optimism (1947). Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg. Candide is a French satire first published in 1759 by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Section 2.
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