In Voltaire's philosophical novel Candide (1759), the 1755 Lisbon earthquake represents a crucial turning point in the protagonist's philosophical education. Voltaire turns the earthquake into an experimental laboratory for testing philosophical optimism against empirical reality, revealing the inadequacy of both metaphysical optimism and paralysing pessimism as responses to human suffering.
Candide by Voltaire
Carlo Tirinanzi De Medici
2025-01-01
Abstract
In Voltaire's philosophical novel Candide (1759), the 1755 Lisbon earthquake represents a crucial turning point in the protagonist's philosophical education. Voltaire turns the earthquake into an experimental laboratory for testing philosophical optimism against empirical reality, revealing the inadequacy of both metaphysical optimism and paralysing pessimism as responses to human suffering.File in questo prodotto:
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