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Which of the following describes a contribution of French Enlightenment philosopher Denis Diderot? He wrote the short novel Candide about the ills of society, using humor and irony. He wrote On the Social Contract, promoting social contract theory. He co-founded and edited a universal encyclopedia titled Encyclopédie. He co-wrote a book of political philosophy titled The Spirit of the Laws. Question 9(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points) Which of the following describes a contribution of French Enlightenment philosopher Voltaire? He wrote the short novel Candide about the ills of society, using humor and irony. He wrote On the Social Contract, promoting social contract theory. He co-founded and edited a universal encyclopedia titled Encyclopédie. He co-wrote a book of political philosophy titled The Spirit of the Laws. You must check the box below prior to submitting your exam! Check this box to indicate you are ready to submit your exam Explorer Toolbox Workload My Folders Current course: FDK331.02

Answer 1

1- Denis Diderot was a French Enlightenment philosopher who co-founded and edited an universal encyclopedia titled Encyclopédie.

L'Encyclopédie is an encyclopedia published between 1751 and 1772 in France under the direction of Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d'Alembert. Its purpose was to gather and disseminate in clear and accessible text, the fruits of knowledge accumulated until then under the criticism and sieve of reason. In addition, it exposes the secularist, pragmatic, materialist and bourgeois ideology of the Enlightenment. It contains 72,000 articles of more than 140 collaborators, among them Voltaire, Rousseau or Turgot, to name a few.

It is considered one of the greatest works of the eighteenth century, not only for being the first French encyclopedia, but also for containing the synthesis of the main knowledge of the time, in a considerable editorial effort for its time.

2- Voltaire was a French writer, historian, philosopher and lawyer, who belonged to Freemasonry and figures as one of the main representatives of the Enlightenment, a period that emphasized the power of human reason, science and respect for humanity. In 1759 he published Candide, a short novel about the ills of society that used humor and irony.

Answer 2

Answer:

DIDEROT - He co-founded and edited a universal encyclopedia titled Encyclopedie.

VOLTAIRE- He wrote the short novel Candide about the ills of society, using humor and irony.

Explanation:

Diderot’s Encyclopedie was arranged alphabetically, which meant “baker” or “butcher” would come before “noble” or “king.” The project was trying to equalize society. It also contained entries critical of things like fanaticism in the name of religion.

Voltaire's Candide was written after a tragic earthquake had occurred, and was mocking the ideas of German philosopher Gottfried Leibniz. Leibniz had contended this is the best of all possibilities for a world, since God (who is perfect) had made this world. Voltaire found Leibniz’ idea laughable and lampooned it throughout his satirical story in Candide.