In which major Enlightenment text does Châtelet's thought appear?
L'Encyclopédie
Discourse on the Method
Candide
A Modest Proposal
Answer
L'Encyclopédie, a major text of the Enlightenment, includes Châtelet's thought in the section "Woman". She argues that women have equal intellectual capacity to men and that they should be allowed to receive the same education. She also criticizes the traditional view of women as being inferior to men.
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