Before I get into any detail of Candide - I want to say that I really liked how the book gave a short summary explanation before each section. It reminded me of the Standard works.
"...noses were made to support spectacles, hence we have spectacles. Legs, as anyone can plainly see, were made to be breeched, and so we have breeches..."
I really liked how Voltaire counters the errors of the enlightenment philosophy with wit and sarcasm. The enlightenment philosophy would have you believe that god designed the nose to fit spectacles, thus, we have spectacles. Legs were designed to be covered with pants, thus, we wear pants... When in reality, it's the other way around!
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