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Candide
Candide is the story of a gentle man who, though pummeled and slapped in every direction by fate, clings desperately to the belief that he lives in "the best of all possible worlds." On the surface a witty, bantering tale, this eighteenth-century classic is actually a savage, satiric thrust at the philosophical optimism that proclaims that all disaster and human suffering is part of a benevolent cosmic plan. Fast, funny, often outrageous, the French philosopher's immortal narrative takes Candide around the world to discover that -- contrary to the teachings of his distinguished tutor Dr. Pangloss -- all is not always for the best. Alive with wit, brilliance, and graceful storytelling, Candide has become Voltaire's most celebrated work. «
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Candide
Een satirisch boek over een jonge leerling filosoof, de mensen om hen heen en wat zij allemaal meemaken. Het zwart-witte van 2 uitersten filosofische standpunten zijn rode draad in het verhaal. Het boek is goed en mooi geschreven en ik heb er van genoten.
Ergens in het verhaal staat het zinnetje dat elk mens vrij is geboren. Hier ben ik het niet mee eens want elk mens is, door de zondeval en de erfzonde geboren onder het juk van de wet en de schuld van de zonde waar alleen Jezus Christus van bevrijdt. !
A satirical book about a young student philosopher, the people around them and their adventures. The black and white of 2 extremes philosophical points of view are the common thread in the story. The book is written well and beautifully and I enjoyed it.
Somewhere in the story is the sentence that every person is born free. I do not agree with this, because every human being, through the fall of sin and original sin, was born under the yoke of the law and the guilt of sin from which only Jesus Christ sets free!
