American Enlightenment thinkers
GPTKB entity
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
philosophers
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| gptkbp:activeDuring |
gptkb:colonial_America
|
| gptkbp:advocatesFor |
liberty
equal rights freedom of speech scientific progress social contract theory |
| gptkbp:aimsTo |
expand knowledge
improve society |
| gptkbp:analyzes |
the role of government
the concept of freedom nature of government |
| gptkbp:challenges |
traditional authority
|
| gptkbp:contributedTo |
political philosophy
American_identity |
| gptkbp:controversy |
slavery
government structure |
| gptkbp:discusses |
tolerance
the nature of man |
| gptkbp:emphasizes |
scientific inquiry
|
| gptkbp:encouraged |
civic engagement
|
| gptkbp:explores |
moral philosophy
|
| gptkbp:heldIn |
salons
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
American Enlightenment thinkers
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| gptkbp:includes |
gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson gptkb:James_Madison gptkb:John_Adams |
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:American_Revolution
gptkb:Constitution_of_the_United_States Declaration of Independence civil rights movements educational reforms modern liberalism Montesquieu's_writings Locke's_theories Rousseau's_ideas |
| gptkbp:inspiration |
gptkb:European_Enlightenment
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| gptkbp:is_essential_for |
monarchy
superstition |
| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
scientific societies
philosophical debates social reform political activism the founding of universities |
| gptkbp:is_known_for |
rationalism
their writings their correspondence their essays. |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:the_Age_of_Enlightenment
intellectual movement |
| gptkbp:isNotableFor |
education
individualism rational discourse |
| gptkbp:promoted |
democracy
empiricism reason cultural_exchange |
| gptkbp:supported |
separation of church and state
|
| gptkbp:was |
justice
the public good |
| gptkbp:wrote |
human rights
pamphlets |