In Candide, what is it about Voltaire's critique that qualifies it as "enlightened"?

When we
speak about the intellectual and literary trends of the eighteenth century, we largely speak in
terms of the Enlightenment, or the Age of Reason (in whichis usually featured prominently). The
Enlightenment was characterized by a mindset championing rationalism and human progress. It
attacked superstitions and irrationalities present within Early Modern Europe. This is the
source of its moniker the "Age of Reason": one might understand the Enlightenment as
being shaped by a vision in which social and political progress could only be achieved through
the use of the intellect.

Where things get trickier, however, is this: while
we have a tendency to view the Enlightenment in terms of a unified movement, it was, in reality,
far more fractal in nature. Enlightenment thinkers were not in lockstep with each other. There
was no unified doctrine tying it all together. Indeed, consider that, with its
representation...