HeyJaredCandide - Voltaire
Voltaire’s "Candide" is a darkly comedic tale of a young man’s adventures in a harshly indifferent world. This episode examines Voltaire’s scathing satire of optimism, faith, and the search for happiness, as well as his pointed critiques of society, religion, and philosophy.
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