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 number,_________,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 was the one who exposed the hypocrisy of the philosophes' approach to slavery by questioning how they would feel if they were being enslaved themselves. Despite condemning slavery, many of the philosophes did not advocate for its immediate abolition and sometimes even owned slaves themselves.

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