About Marquis de Condorcet

Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis of Condorcet (French: [maRi Za atwan nikola d@ kaRita maRki d@ kodoRse]; 17 September 1743 – 29 March 1794), known as Nicolas de Condorcet, was a French political economist and mathematician. His ideas, including support for free markets, public education, constitutional government, and equal rights for women and people of all races, have been said to embody the ideals of the Age of Enlightenment, of which he has been called the “last witness”, and Enlightenment rationalism.

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