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Is Optimism Undermining America?
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Authority: 161
Optimism has never had a good name, at least among the intellectually elite. We actually know when the word “optimism” entered common parlance — with the publication of Voltaire’s (1759) Candide and the embodiment of foolish optimism in the annoying character Dr. Pangloss. Empirical research over the past ...6 days ago -
Candide forever!
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Authority: 121
By chance, I stumbled upon a notice for a talk about Voltaire’s Candide, that was part of this series . Since it’s one of my favorite books (I buy a copy whenever I see it) I decided to risk an immersion, however brief, into the world of literary academe, to which I said goodbye so many years ago. I can say ...2 weeks ago
