Beyond Good and Evil · Character
Voltaire
French Enlightenment writer referenced for his wit and philosophical stance.
minor
Also known as Voltaire
First appearance: i prejudices of philosophers
Voltaire shows up with force in II: The Free Spirit. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Invoked sarcastically ('O Voltaire!
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In II: The Free Spirit: Invoked sarcastically ('O Voltaire! O humanity! O idiocy!') in a critique of the humane, moralistic search for truth that seeks it only 'to do good,' which the narrator claims finds nothing.
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- European Cultural Pantheon
- Protagonist
- Ancient Greek Thinkers
- Philosophical Archetypes
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The passage reveals the Wanderer's ultimate psychological exhaustion with seeking truth, climaxing in his desp…
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