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This article compares Candide and Pangloss, as well as optimism and pessimism.
This article takes the book's views on optimism and pits them against realism
Believing that people act only on self-interest, primal instinct, and/or emotions.
The next few slides will define the three philosophieswithin Candide
To think that this world is the best of all possible worlds.
To think that this world is the worst of all possible worlds.
Trying to see things as they are and respond to them accordingly
Is Pangloss's actions motivated by his naivity or his malicousness?
I chose Candide by Voltaire because it is a favorite of mine, as well as a book that I would be able to explore philosophy with in a research project.
Fernando Y. Martins
To conclude, after revisiting the text I must say that Pangloss is not evil in the slightest but I can see how one can easily confuse his motives but the deciding factor would be that his own philosophy resulted in his death.