Gottfried Kirch

Voltaire’s magnum opus, Candide: All for the Best, also simply known as Candide, utilises the techniques of satire, imagery, symbolism and characterisation to convey some of the perils of the Age of Enlightenment through the thematic exploration of religion, war, optimism and philosophical speculation. Voltaire positions the reader to recognise the insincerity incumbent in organised religion as well as the futility of war at that time. He also positions the reader to comprehend the folly of…

In novels, we often encounter characters that are oblivious to reality and only see what they want to see. In Voltaire’s “Candide,” Dr. Pangloss is one of those characters. Throughout Voltaire’s short novel, Dr. Pangloss’ philosophy of optimism makes him appear blind to the suffering he goes through. Voltaire intentionally uses the characterization of Dr. Pangloss to poke fun at Leibniz’s philosophy. Similarly, to “Candide,” Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” also include characters who pride…

Introduction Gottfried Wilheim Leibniz lived between 1646 and 1716. He was a German philosopher, mathematician and logician. In his contribution to philosophy, he is known for his wide range of thought about fundamental philosophical ideas and principles which includes truth, necessary and contingent truths, possible worlds, the principle of pre-established harmony and the principle of non-contradiction. His principle of pre-established harmony argues that God created the universe in such a way…

Voltaire’s Candide is one of the most famous works of the Enlightenment. Voltaire questions a huge variety of ideas and social establishments through his satire, including the philosophy of Optimism promoted by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. It is generally accepted that Candide disputes Leibniz ' optimism; there are many instances that indicate this in the text, especially surrounding the Eldorado episode. Optimism is the idea that God created the “best of all possible worlds” (Leibniz 228), and…

Brecht's The Good Person of Szechwan, initially performed in 1943 in Switzerland, spins around the character of Shen Teh/Shui Ta, playing on the possibility of goodness. Shen The is great, or possibly that is the thing that one should consider her to be, and Shui Ta is awful. In any case, the doubles wind up noticeably complex when the play contextualizes them with authentic realism, private enterprise, religion, charitableness, and the different meanings of contemporary ethical quality. The…

than in his magnum opus, Candide or Optimism. Biting, intelligent and often time’s quite humorous Voltaire’s satire felt nothing was sacred in 18th century Europe. At the novels core however, Voltaire challenged the optimism of Alexander Pope and Gottfried Leibnitz. Since its publication many have wondered what exactly Voltaire purposed to be the solution,…

1. What were Mozart’s fetishes? What about his wigs? a. One of the main fetishes of Mozart was poop. He would talk about it with anyone around him and sometimes he would mention it in the letters he wrote to his family. Which in a way made him sound crazy around all the composers and royalty since they were very formal and educated people. b. Mozart never wore a wig. He mostly wore a wig for official occasions. The movie Amadeus over exaggerates with the party-joke wigs. There are even rumors…

European History 2 November 2016 Research Project Proposal Proposal title : Women’s Status Affects Scientific Research Research Question: How did the woman status affect the works of Maria Winkelmann Kirch during the scientific revolution. Between the 15th and the 16th century, Maria Winkelmann Kirch became a German astronomer regardless of the obstacles that faced many female scientists. Winkelmann strongly believed that she equally deserved the type of education that the men in general…

German astronomer, Gottfried Kirch, gives his wife credit in finding a comet that he didn’t see. Gottfried Kirch’s profession as an astronomer, makes this even more valid because he is a scientist himself and he is saying that women are capable of working in the science field (doc 6). Another man who agrees with this idea is Gottfried Leibniz; he says, “I have often thought that women of elevated mind advance knowledge more properly…

Could you imagine a world where women, who practice sciences, are looked down upon and neglected no matter what their ideas and discoveries are simply due to their gender? Well, in the 17th and 18th centuries women practiced in scientific research in many different fields, including, chemistry, astronomy, biology, etc. But, they were not treated with respect or acknowledged due to their gender. Most European universities and academies of science excluded women entirely, some did indeed allow…