Philosophes of the High Enlightenment were increasingly
A) academic in their discourses.
B) isolated in society.
C) revolutionary in their views.
D) religious in their outlook.
E) elitist.

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The High Enlightenment was characterized by a more radical and revolutionary approach to philosophy, with thinkers such as Voltaire, Rousseau, and Diderot advocating for social and political change. This stands in contrast to the more academic and elitist approach of the Early Enlightenment.

Philosophes of the High Enlightenment Were Increasingly