SEARCH FOR JUSTICE AND HAPPINESS IN THE WORK OF VOLTAİRE
Abstract
Voltaire, who takes place among philosophers of the
age of enlightenment, is a philosopher who has stamped his age stamp with
different views. His interesting side is not coming from his universality. He
has become more prominent with his knowledge and creativity. Voltaire's
idealism has found meaning in emotion rather than character. He is the one who
has never lost the spirit of struggle throughout his life. In particular, he
has resisted everything and everyone for the sake of prevailing of the fundamental
such as reason, freedom, justice, and equality. With his thoughts, he fought
against intolerance and the political influence of the church and his priests,
and all irrational Christian dogmas. Today, his universal values are still
being spoken for and contributed to the development of humanity. Voltaire lets
Zadig, the hero of his work, go through a series of experiences. He makes him
face all the challenges of life. Even if Zadig has difficulty from time to time
in understanding what is happening, he comes back to life thanks to the new way
out and has to believe that his destiny guides him in the progressive process.
In this study, we will try to handle the concept of justice and happiness.
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Details
Primary Language
Turkish
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Publication Date
June 22, 2017
Submission Date
April 18, 2017
Acceptance Date
June 2, 2017
Published in Issue
Year 2017 Number: 37