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1. Let's start off with the first modern philosopher in France. He was the fellow who suggested "Cogito ergo sum". Who was he?
2. The next person was a great mathematician as well, and he wagered that he would rather believe in God then lose his soul. Who was he?
3. A similar philosopher around the time of 1750, also believed that science could correct superstition and myths to such a degree that science itself ought to become a "theology". Who was he?
4. Another interesting person of this time circa 1750, was the author of the "Persian Letters". He satirized society and the Pope, calling him an old idol worshipped out of dutiful custom, and was quite cosmopolitan in his views. We might even call him an anthropologist who saw the dynamics of law and justice as natural relationships between nature, that ought to be found out and practiced naturally. Who are we speaking of?
5. In 1750, he was invited by Frederick II of Prussia to Berlin where he worked on his marvelous "Philosophical Dictionary". He wrote that religion was a vehicle that divided mankind and promoted hatred between different cultures and that true religion was the brotherhood of mankind. Who was he?
6. Like Condillac this author of "The Letter on the Blind" believed that all of our metaphysical conceptions were the result of sensations and our reactions to them. He was also a famous "Encyclopedist", aesthetic and drama critic all rolled up in one. Who was he?
7. Known for many interesting works on the problem of evil and human nature, this fellow believed that "evil" was primarily the blind obeyance into certain societal workings and that returning to nature was the key to a person re-discovering their inherent good nature. Naturally, he was...?
8. He was a product of the Age of Enlightenment, authoring "Sketch for a Historical Picture" and the "Progress of the Human Mind". In these books he believed that increasing human knowledge was the key to improving society and the human race, yet he committed suicide whilst in jail after being tortured considerably by the Jacobins. Who was this ironic fellow?
9. Publishing the work "Essay on the Generative Principle of Political Constitution" in 1810, this philosopher believed that instinct (intuition) was the key to understanding nature. His name was...?
10. He was born Claude Henri de Rouvroy. Born into great wealth, he participated in the American Independence, ran counter to the Reign of Terror, lost and regained his fortune several times, attempted suicide, and created a philosophic system based on the Organic function of a person. And of course died with a horde of disciples at his bed side...who do we better know him as?
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