Who was Diderot?
Answer: Diderot was the editor of the Encyclopedie, which spread the ideas of the French political enlightenment philosophers on every subject. The French government and the church opposed the publication because they feared it would spread ideas and knowledge that would undermine their authority.
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History Trimester
- What were the three main areas of discontent that led to the French Revolution?
- What overriding factor led to the French Revolution?
- What were the strengths and weaknesses of 18th century France?
- Who was Rousseau?
- Who was Voltaire?
- What did Enlightenment philosophers reject and what did they embrace instead?
- What does empiricism claim?
- What does rationalism claim?
- What did philosophers of the Enlightenment seek to do and by what means?
- Which previous time period did Enlightenment thinkers look back on to form the idea that man was the measure of all things?
- What is the Enlightenment referred to as?
- What is the timeline of powers shifts following the English Civil War?
- What is the difference between leadership by the people and leadership by a monarch in wartime?
- What led to the English Civil War?