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Quel célèbre philosophe des Lumières a dénoncé l'esclavage ?Which famous Enlightenment philosopher denounced slavery?

Answer

MontesquieuMontesquieu

Explanation

In ‘The Spirit of the Laws’ (1748), Montesquieu criticises slavery with irony. Voltaire and Condorcet also denounced it.

Source: Montesquieu, De l’esprit des lois (1748), livre XVUpdated 13 October 2026.Official question · answer and translation written by Recite

The 4 options, in French as at the exam

René DescartesRené Descartes
Blaise PascalBlaise Pascal
Auguste ComteAuguste Comte
MontesquieuMontesquieu (Correct answer)

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