Question

What was the french term for the enlightened thinkers

Answer 1

philosophes

Step-by-step explanation:

The social critics of this period in France were known as philosophes (FIHL•uh•SAHFS), the French word for philosophers.

Answer 2

Earlier philosophers whose work influenced the Enlightenment included Francis Bacon, René Descartes, John Locke and Baruch Spinoza. The major figures of the Enlightenment included Cesare Beccaria, Voltaire, Denis Diderot, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, David Hume, Adam Smith, and Immanuel Kant.