Voltaire
- Voltaire was responding to philosophers, Kant, in writing Voltaire, Candide
- did he have a positive philosophy?
- what is the good, τελος?
- what was Voltaire saying about El Dorado?
- some highly unrealistic elements a/b it
- everyone had the same things; Candide wanted to be special, richer than others
- Candide left a tolerable situation to go find Candide, and ended more miserable than otherwise