Question

Which is an accurate description of Voltaire, Montesquieu, Diderot, and Condorcet?

A.
Protestant leaders of the Reformation in Belgium

B.
philosophers of the French Enlightenment

C.
astronomers of the Scientific Revolution in Switzerland

D.
Renaissance artists of the Low Countries

Answer 1

Those are all philosophers of the French Enlightenment.

Answer 2

The statement that most accurately describes Voltaire, Montesquieu, Diderot, and Condorcet is option B. philosophers of the French Enlightenment.

These four thinkers were part of the Encyclopedia project and the French Enlightenment during the 18th century. During that period there was significant scientific progress and they believed in reason as a way to improve human life.