Closely Following Voyages of Discovery,many Enlightenment Thinkers Such as Denis

question 71

Multiple Choice

Closely following voyages of discovery,many Enlightenment thinkers such as Denis Diderot believed that the Tahitians best represented humanity:

• A)as Europeans ought to attempt to emulate.
• B)in its natural state.
• C)in its degenerate state.
• D)as innocent yet corrupted by Europeans.
• E)as corrupt but possible to be saved through conversion to Christianity.

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