Although the philosophes condemned slavery,they did not argue for its immediate abolition and used many different means of avoiding the issue.One of their numbers,_________,exposed the hypocrisy of this approach by wondering how the Europeans would view slavery if they themselves were being enslaved.
A) Baron de Montesquieu
B) Denis Diderot
C) Voltaire
D) Jean Calas
E) Moses Mendelssohn

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Voltaire is known for his strong criticism of slavery and colonialism and he exposed the hypocrisy of other philosophers who condemned slavery but did not argue for its immediate abolition. He famously wrote in his work Candide, "It is up to us to cultivate our own garden", using the garden as a metaphor for the need to address issues like slavery and inequality instead of merely avoiding them.

Although the Philosophes Condemned Slavery,they Did Not Argue for Its