Voltaire (Francois-Marie
Arouet)
is the guy. Satirical, acerbic and quite funny. Hated critics, loved life and was known to say on his deathbed, when last rights were performed on him by a Priest and Voltaire was asked "...to renounce Satan and all of his works" he replied "Now is not the time to making new enemies" although primary source documentation supporting the 'Final Statement' is lacking. Wrote the book "Candide"
which is hilarious and quite brilliant!
Honore Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau, was a French revolutionary, writer, and statesman, not a philosopher. He played a significant role during the French Revolution and was known for his oratory skills and political influence.
Alexis de Tocqueville is the French writer, philosopher, and social scientist who toured the US during the 1830s and produced "Democracy in America," one of the first foreign analyses of the newly formed nation. Tocqueville's observations on American society, politics, and democracy remain influential to this day.
Some central figures during the Enlightenment were Voltaire, an influential writer and philosopher known for his advocacy of freedom of speech and religious tolerance; John Locke, a philosopher who proposed the ideas of natural rights and the social contract; and Immanuel Kant, a German philosopher who emphasized reason and ethics.
Socrates, a classical Greek philosopher, is famous for the statement "the unexamined life is not worth living." He made this statement during his trial in which he was accused of corrupting the youth and neglecting the city's gods.
Aristotle was not arrested during his lifetime. He was a respected philosopher and scholar in ancient Greece.
Honore Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau, was a French revolutionary, writer, and statesman, not a philosopher. He played a significant role during the French Revolution and was known for his oratory skills and political influence.
this change inthought is of-en called the Age of Reason, or the ENLIGHTENMENT.
The French Revolution.
Roman Catholic.
England
French. The Queen still has her menu in French.
Voltaire spoke French. He was a prominent French writer, philosopher, and historian during the Age of Enlightenment in the 18th century.
The poet who wrote Satires and odes is Horace, a Roman poet during the reign of Emperor Augustus. His works are known for their wit, wisdom, and insight into Roman society and human nature.
Baron de montesquieu was a french philosopher during the enlightenment.
Very few French take a nap during the day. In Europe, the habit is attributed to Spaniards.
Denis Diderot was a French philosopher who was a materialist and believed that thoughts and ideas were created by the motion and changes in matter. He was a prominent figure during the Enlightenment period and was one of the key contributors to the Encyclopédie, a comprehensive compendium of knowledge.
yes there were some that escaped through back roads to other countries in europe