written by Francois-Marie Voltaire explores the use of satire as a medium to comment and confront dominant philosophy of his context‚ Liebniz philosophy of optimism. Voltaire embeds a premise of protest against surrendering to apathy and animalistic desires instead of using logic and rationale to become accountable for ones own actions. This is epitomised by the final words; “we must cultivate our garden” inferring one must partake in the making of one’s own destiny. Voltaire uses the repetition of
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Biography Profile: Voltaire François-Marie Arouet‚ better known by the name of Voltaire‚ was a French Enlightenment writer who believed that everyone had the freedom of speech‚ religion‚ and expression. Voltaire’s accomplishments were include writings‚ especially Oedipus‚ a very famous play he wrote. He also fought for everything he believed in‚ no matter how many times he was arrested‚ and exiled. Voltaire had two older siblings‚ and his mother died when he was seven. His father wanted him to
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Voltaire During the age of Enlightenment‚ the philosophers believed that reason could be used to explain just about everything. They believed this in hopes to make the world a better place to live. Voltaire is against such optimism‚ and believes that true joy can only be experienced in a world that doesn’t exist. In his book Candide‚ he uses anti-heroism as a satire against the philosophers of the enlightenment. I do not believe that Voltaire intends the reader to see the world with optimism‚ but
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Jonathan West The authors Jonathan Haidt and Cornel West are two authors that in fact happen to both be professors at major colleges that somewhat recently have written the works The Righteous Mind and “The Moral Obligations of Living in a Democratic Society”. A lot of similarities are found between the two authors; one of them being that their works are based generally about calling to action for change in America in how it functions but they do differ in the way they deliver their
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In spite of claiming to be the enemy of repression‚ censure‚ intolerance‚ bigotry and tyranny‚ Voltaire was not a champion for the poor. He did not really care much about them. He would prefer to work indeed harder for his money than his reputation‚ so he managed to amass enough wealth on his own with his writings and his travels around Europe‚ where despite whether on exile‚ he was often the guest of honor of many nobles‚ aristocrats‚ and kings. Because of his often libelous writings‚ he spent
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Voltaire‚ an Enlightenment philosopher known for his intelligence and wit‚ once said “No problem can stand the assault of sustained thinking”. My interpretation of this quote can be explained as follows: although a predicament may seem perpetual‚ the solution will be unveiled by using persistent‚ yet intellectual thinking. According to philosophybasics.com‚ Voltaire was ridiculed as a child because of his own passion for writing‚ but displayed this practice throughout his own lifestyle as he flourished
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Swift was born on December 13‚ 1989 in Reading‚ Pennsylvania and raised in Wyomissing‚ Pennsylvania. She is the daughter of Andrea Gardner (née Finlay)‚ a homemaker who previously worked in finance‚ and Scott Kingsley Swift‚ a stockbroker. Her maternal grandmother‚ Marjorie Finlay (née Moehlenkamp)‚ was an opera singer. Swift has a younger brother‚ Austin. She grew up on a Christmas-tree farm. When Swift was in fourth grade‚ she won a national poetry contest with a three-page poem‚ "Monster in My
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society. This concept was very clear to Herodotus and Voltaire‚ two historians that‚ although lived a totally different period and contest‚ share some affinities in the way in which they write about the past. They both were interested in the cultural history‚ in the usefulness of history in the comprehension of the present and in the importance of on field research. Notwithstanding‚ they investigate the days of yore with different purposes; Voltaire with the aim of supporting his political and philosophical
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For centuries they have examined our world through their critical andanalytical thinking and have come with answers for some of our problems. For this assignment I will becomparing and contrasting two gifted philosophers of the world; Socrates and Voltaire. The socrate is a philosopher who was accuser by the anthem of many different crimes
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Taylor Swift This article is about the artist. For the album‚ see Taylor Swift (album). Taylor Swift Swift at New York’s Ed Sullivan Theater in 2012 Background information Birth name Taylor Alison Swift Born December 13‚ 1989 (age 23) Reading‚ Pennsylvania‚ U.S. Genres Country‚ country pop‚ pop‚ pop rock Occupations Singer-songwriter‚ musician‚ actress Instruments Vocals‚ guitar‚ banjo guitar‚ ukulele‚ piano Years active 2006–present Labels Big Machine Website taylorswift.com Taylor
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