One of the most famous philosophers, François-Marie Arouet, more commonly known as Voltaire, writes Candide, as a product of the Enlightenment period. Amid the tragic events occurring during the eighteenth-century in Europe, Voltaire sees humor and writes Candide as a satire and an attack on optimism, the philosophy that positive thinking prevails over evil in the world. At the end of the seventeenth century, the Dutch were building up their own industrial strength as Europeans entered seventeenth century’s Scientific Revolution. This period allowed many European scientists and political leaders to develop a belief in the rationality of the universe. They learned how the universe functioned and how it moves through the solar system. Many scientists