PREMIUM-Episode 62: Voltaire’s Novel “Candide”
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
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The Importance of Philosophy in the Novel
The best times in the novel are when Candide spends some time philosophizing with Martin. The danger is that Candide believes that, in other words, it's not Pangoloss so much initially, who it's the people that believe what he says. This goes back to the issue about authority and about the practical nature of it.
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