American Enlightenment
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The American Enlightenment was an intellectual and cultural movement in 18th-century America that emphasized reason, science, and individual rights, profoundly shaping the ideals of the American Revolution and the founding of the United States.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: American Enlightenment Context triple: [Age of Enlightenment, hasPart, American Enlightenment]
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Age of Enlightenment
The Age of Enlightenment was an 18th-century intellectual movement in Europe and the Americas that emphasized reason, science, and individual rights, profoundly shaping modern democratic and political thought.
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Scottish Enlightenment
The Scottish Enlightenment was an 18th-century intellectual and cultural movement in Scotland marked by major advances in philosophy, economics, science, and literature, associated with figures such as David Hume and Adam Smith.
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German Enlightenment
The German Enlightenment was an 18th-century intellectual movement in German-speaking Europe characterized by advances in philosophy, literature, theology, and science, and associated with figures such as Immanuel Kant, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, and Moses Mendelssohn.
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The Enlightenment: An Interpretation
The Enlightenment: An Interpretation is a landmark two-volume historical study by Peter Gay that analyzes the ideas, culture, and leading figures of the 18th-century Enlightenment in Europe.
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Scientific Revolution
The Scientific Revolution was a transformative period in early modern Europe marked by groundbreaking advances in astronomy, physics, and scientific methodology that fundamentally reshaped understandings of nature and laid the foundations for modern science.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: American Enlightenment Target entity description: The American Enlightenment was an intellectual and cultural movement in 18th-century America that emphasized reason, science, and individual rights, profoundly shaping the ideals of the American Revolution and the founding of the United States.
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A.
Age of Enlightenment
The Age of Enlightenment was an 18th-century intellectual movement in Europe and the Americas that emphasized reason, science, and individual rights, profoundly shaping modern democratic and political thought.
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B.
Scottish Enlightenment
The Scottish Enlightenment was an 18th-century intellectual and cultural movement in Scotland marked by major advances in philosophy, economics, science, and literature, associated with figures such as David Hume and Adam Smith.
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C.
German Enlightenment
The German Enlightenment was an 18th-century intellectual movement in German-speaking Europe characterized by advances in philosophy, literature, theology, and science, and associated with figures such as Immanuel Kant, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, and Moses Mendelssohn.
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D.
The Enlightenment: An Interpretation
The Enlightenment: An Interpretation is a landmark two-volume historical study by Peter Gay that analyzes the ideas, culture, and leading figures of the 18th-century Enlightenment in Europe.
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E.
Scientific Revolution
The Scientific Revolution was a transformative period in early modern Europe marked by groundbreaking advances in astronomy, physics, and scientific methodology that fundamentally reshaped understandings of nature and laid the foundations for modern science.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural movement
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historical period ⓘ intellectual movement ⓘ |
| associatedInstitution |
American Philosophical Society
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University of Pennsylvania ⓘ
surface form:
College of Philadelphia
Harvard University ⓘ
surface form:
Harvard College
Yale University ⓘ
surface form:
Yale College
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| coreValue |
education
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individual rights ⓘ liberty ⓘ popular sovereignty ⓘ progress ⓘ reason ⓘ religious toleration ⓘ science ⓘ separation of church and state ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| endTime | late 18th century ⓘ |
| field |
education
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moral philosophy ⓘ natural science ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
circulation of pamphlets and newspapers
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critique of hereditary privilege ⓘ critique of monarchy ⓘ emphasis on empirical science ⓘ expansion of higher education ⓘ growth of learned societies ⓘ promotion of republican government ⓘ use of print culture ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
American Revolutionary era
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colonial America ⓘ |
| influenced |
American Revolutionary era
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surface form:
American Revolution
American educational institutions ⓘ American political thought ⓘ American religious thought ⓘ Bill of Rights ⓘ American Declaration of Independence ⓘ
surface form:
Declaration of Independence
United States Constitution ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
British Enlightenment
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Age of Enlightenment ⓘ
surface form:
European Enlightenment
French Enlightenment ⓘ Isaac Newton ⓘ John Locke ⓘ Montesquieu ⓘ Scottish Enlightenment ⓘ Voltaire ⓘ natural law theory ⓘ republicanism ⓘ |
| mainRegion | Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| notableFigure |
Alexander Hamilton
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Benjamin Franklin ⓘ James Madison ⓘ John Adams ⓘ John Witherspoon ⓘ Noah Webster ⓘ Thomas Jefferson ⓘ Thomas Paine ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Deism
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Great Awakening ⓘ liberalism in the United States ⓘ republicanism in the United States ⓘ |
| startTime | early 18th century ⓘ |
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Subject: American Enlightenment Description of subject: The American Enlightenment was an intellectual and cultural movement in 18th-century America that emphasized reason, science, and individual rights, profoundly shaping the ideals of the American Revolution and the founding of the United States.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Republic of Letters and American Enlightenment
this entity surface form:
American Enlightenment (intellectual movement)
subject surface form:
Poor Richard
this entity surface form:
American Revolution was deeply rooted in ideas and ideology