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were the intellectuals of the 18th century Enlightenment. Few were primarily philosophers; rather, philosophies were public intellectuals who applied reason to the study of many areas of learning, including philosophy, history, science, politics, economics, and social issues.
Thinkers of the Enlightenment; Wanted to educate the socially elite, but not the masses; were not allowed to openly criticize church or state, so used satire and double-meaning in their writings to avoid being banned; Salons (coffee houses) held by wealthy women also kept philosophes safe; They considered themselves part of an intellectual community, and wrote back and forth to each other to share ideas.

(21 November 1694 - 30 May 1778) was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit, his attacks on the established Catholic Church, and his advocacy of freedom of religion, freedom of expression, and separation of church and state. _____ was a versatile writer, producing works in almost every literary form, including plays, poems, novels, essays, and historical and scientific works. He wrote more than 20,000 letters and more than 2,000 books and pamphlets. He was an outspoken advocate, despite the risk this placed him in under the strict censorship laws of the time. As a satirical polemicist, he frequently made use of his works to criticize intolerance, religious dogma, and the French institutions of his day.

It helped spread Enlightenment ideas to educated people all over Europe
- brought together all the current Enlightened
thinking about science, art, government and more,
and it was widely read.
- was banned, censored by the Catholic Church because
the Church believed the Encyclopedia fostered " moral
corruption, irreligion and unbelief"
-Diderot's Encyclopedie illustrated the major themes of the Enlightenment. Exemplifying humanism, it was a collection of everything man knew, and it was supposed to destroy superstition and provide access to human knowledge.
- Denis Diderot
-a collection of articles and essays
- banned by catholic church
-helped educate people all over Europe; printing press helped spread
-Education was once considered a privilege for only the upper class. However, during the 17th and 18th century centuries, "education, literacy and learning" were gradually provided to "rich and poor alike".[8] The literacy rate in Europe from the 17th century to the 18th century grew significantly.

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