a
reference to the philosophical
statement of optimism constantly put forth by a
character in the
novel Candide (1759), written by
French author and
philosopher Voltaire (1694-1778). The book was an
attack on the optimistic theories of a
German philosopher who advocated that the
universe was the "best of all possible worlds," and that "whatever is, is
right." Well, I'm not trying to tell you it's all for the best in this best of all possible worlds, because that would tell you at the same
time that I never make any mistakes.
a
reference to the philosophical optimism put forth by a
character in the
novel Candide (1759), written by
French author and
philosopher Voltaire (1694-1778). The book attacks the optimistic theories of a
German philosopher who advocated that the
universe was the "best of all possible worlds," and that "whatever is, is
right." Well, I'm not trying to tell you it's all for the best in this best of all possible worlds, because that would tell you at the same
time that I never make any mistakes.
-Organization and Ethics (18 May 65) a
reference to the philosophical optimism put forth by a
character in the
novel Candide (1759), written by
French author and
philosopher Voltaire (1694-1778). The book attacks the optimistic theories of a
German philosopher who advocated that the
universe was the "best of all possible worlds," and that "whatever is, is
right." Well, I'm not trying to tell you it's all for the best in this best of all possible worlds, because that would tell you at the same
time that I never make any mistakes.