Condorcet was born in Ribemont (in present-day Aisne), descended from the ancient family of Caritat, who took their title from the town of Condorcet in Dauphiné, of which they were long …

Condorcet, wholly a man of the Enlightenment, sought to extend the empire of reason to social affairs. He advocated economic freedom, religious toleration, legal and educational reform, the …

Sep 6, 2022 · Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis de Condorcet (1743-1794), also known as Nicolas de Condorcet, was a French philosopher, political theorist, and mathematician.

Condorcet occupies a special place in the history of French thought. He is the last of the 'philosophes', and the only one who took an active part in the Revolution.

Condorcet took a leading role when the French Revolution swept France in 1789. He hoped for a rationalist reconstruction of society, and championed many liberal causes, including women’s …

Condorcet's main concern, therefore, was less to explain the growth of reason in itself — this growth was posited as natural — than to point to the destruction of the obstacles that had …

This comprehensive collection encompasses Condorcet's groundbreaking contributions to probability theory, social mathematics, and political philosophy, including his visionary …

Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas Caritat, marquis de Condorcet (September 17, 1743 - March 28, 1794) was a French philosopher, mathematician, and early political scientist who devised the …

Mar 10, 2009 · Condorcet published actively throughout the 1780s and later drafted numerous legislative bills for the National Assembly on the question of colonial reform and the slave …

Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis of Condorcet, known as Nicolas de Condorcet, was a French philosopher, political economist, politician, and mathe...