In Candide‚ Voltaire uses sarcasm to explain his viewpoint of "reason plus action". His philosophy is that it is not enough simply to believe in certain values and morals‚ but it is more important that the actions a person takes reflect those beliefs accurately. In addition‚ Voltaire argues that life experience is necessary to the function of reason‚ meaning that the more experiences someone has had in their life‚ the more knowledge they will have‚ and the more accurate that knowledge will be. These
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Text 6. Individualism versus Collectivism. The individualism-collectivism dimension refers to how people define themselves and their relationships with others. In an individualist culture‚ the interest of the individual prevails over the interests of the group. Ties between individuals are loose. People look after themselves and their immediate families. In a collectivist culture‚ the interest of the group prevails over the interest of the individual. People are integrated into strong‚ cohesive
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American Theme-Individualism Literary works reflect the main ideas of the American mind. An American theme that is seen in various works of literature is individuality. Individuality is expressed in three different literary works from Frost‚ Chopin‚ and Paine. These works of literature aid us in developing an open mind about what the American people should expect in society. Following others doesn’t guide us in any way because it does not allow for us to express our innermost feelings. Throughout
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Renaissance through Modern 8 November 2014 Optimistic vs Pessimism The French author‚ Francois-Marie Arouet de Voltaire‚ wrote the novella Candide which is also known as “Optimism” (Racine 421). During Voltaire’s time‚ his works were very popular in Europe. Candide‚ which is his mockery‚ seems to be still studied today. Voltaire‚ in Candide‚ seem to strive to point out the myth of Gottfried William von Leibniz’s philosophy. He seems to criticize the worldly superiority‚ which is the theory
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of human beings and affect our outlook and attitudes‚ our feelings about culture‚ schools‚ politics‚ studies‚ moral values‚ societal norms. They can totally disrupt our social existence and equilibrium. 3. Print culture‚ for instance‚ fostered individualism and a private point of view and developed linear
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Stephanie Goldberg World History II HN Mr. Boni- 5 9 January 2016 Candide: A Book Critique Candide‚ A novel written by Voltaire‚ shows many new ideas of philosophy. First published in French in the year 1759 there have been many new publications with modern translations of the original book. In 1922‚ the book was translated by Henry Morley‚ it grew to be very popular and still is to this day. The version published by Barnes and Noble This book allows students to explore ideas of the Enlightenment
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Enlightenment. In his satire Candide‚ he tells the story of a man named Candide’s travels around the world. In his travels‚ Candide becomes well acquainted with the evils of the world. Through Candide’s travels and its ending‚ Voltaire clearly shows his opposition toward hopeless idealism. Voltaire creates the philosopher Pangloss who has overly optimistic ideals‚ which are not based on life experiences. Voltaire mocks his philosophy using irony. For example‚ early in the novel Candide and Pangloss’s travels
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This is an advertisement for the iPod and extremely based on the ideology of individualism. As can be seen‚ only the silhouettes of anonymous individuals are visible but still all of them are unique. This is to show that we are all different from each other and should take pride in it. Thus the iPod can be used to express our individualism to the world. Because this ad is heavily based on individualism it might not be received well in Eastern collectivist cultures. The problem is that this
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In Candide‚ Voltaire created an intelligent‚ satirical‚ and in-depth argument against many popular philosophies of the day. He used his own personal correspondence with friends as a basis for many of his character‚ including using the Duchess of Saxe-Gotha as a basic outline for the character of Dr. Pangloss. In contrast with some scholar’s arguments‚ the character of Pangloss is not intended to be an irredeemable‚ maleficent‚ or essentially stupid character. He is a complex man who echoes a popular
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astrology is to astronomy the mad daughter of a wise mother. These daughters have too long dominated the earth.” Voltaire‚ a prominent philosopher and a critic of the Catholic Church during the Enlightenment‚ wrote the novel Candide. Candide is an adventure story of Candide‚ who is at limited to the teachings of his optimistic mentor Pangloss. Pangloss states‚ “‘It is clear that things cannot be otherwise than they are‚ for since everything is made to serve an end‚ everything necessarily serves the
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