Counter-Enlightenment
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The Counter-Enlightenment was an intellectual current that criticized Enlightenment rationalism and universalism, emphasizing faith, tradition, history, and the limits of reason.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Counter-Enlightenment canonical | 8 |
| Hamann's critique of the Enlightenment | 1 |
| The Counter-Enlightenment | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Counter-Enlightenment Context triple: [Johann Georg Hamann, movement, Counter-Enlightenment]
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Enlightenment encyclopedism
Enlightenment encyclopedism was an 18th-century intellectual movement that sought to systematically collect, organize, and disseminate all human knowledge in accessible reference works, epitomized by projects like Diderot and d’Alembert’s Encyclopédie.
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Enlightenment philosophy
Enlightenment philosophy was an 18th-century intellectual movement emphasizing reason, individual rights, empirical inquiry, and skepticism of traditional authority in politics, religion, and society.
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French Enlightenment
The French Enlightenment was an 18th-century intellectual movement in France characterized by figures like Voltaire, Rousseau, and Diderot, who championed reason, secularism, and political and social reform, laying ideological foundations for the French Revolution.
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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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Spinozism
Spinozism is the philosophical system of Baruch Spinoza, characterized by a strict monism in which God and Nature are identified as a single infinite substance governed by rational, necessary laws.
- 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: Counter-Enlightenment Target entity description: The Counter-Enlightenment was an intellectual current that criticized Enlightenment rationalism and universalism, emphasizing faith, tradition, history, and the limits of reason.
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A.
Enlightenment encyclopedism
Enlightenment encyclopedism was an 18th-century intellectual movement that sought to systematically collect, organize, and disseminate all human knowledge in accessible reference works, epitomized by projects like Diderot and d’Alembert’s Encyclopédie.
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B.
Enlightenment philosophy
Enlightenment philosophy was an 18th-century intellectual movement emphasizing reason, individual rights, empirical inquiry, and skepticism of traditional authority in politics, religion, and society.
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C.
French Enlightenment
The French Enlightenment was an 18th-century intellectual movement in France characterized by figures like Voltaire, Rousseau, and Diderot, who championed reason, secularism, and political and social reform, laying ideological foundations for the French Revolution.
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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.
Spinozism
Spinozism is the philosophical system of Baruch Spinoza, characterized by a strict monism in which God and Nature are identified as a single infinite substance governed by rational, necessary laws.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical phenomenon
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intellectual movement ⓘ philosophical current ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Romanticism
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anti-rationalism ⓘ conservatism ⓘ traditionalism ⓘ |
| criticized |
Enlightenment rationalism
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Enlightenment universalism ⓘ |
| developedIn |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ |
| emphasized |
cultural diversity
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faith ⓘ historical contingency ⓘ history ⓘ limits of reason ⓘ particularism ⓘ tradition ⓘ |
| hasKeyTheme |
authority of tradition
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critique of abstract natural rights ⓘ critique of cosmopolitanism ⓘ critique of individualism ⓘ critique of revolutionary politics ⓘ critique of secular humanism ⓘ critique of secular rationalism ⓘ cultural particularity ⓘ defense of established church ⓘ defense of hierarchical social order ⓘ defense of monarchy ⓘ emphasis on custom and precedent ⓘ emphasis on historical experience ⓘ emphasis on inherited institutions ⓘ emphasis on national character ⓘ emphasis on organic social order ⓘ emphasis on sentiment and emotion ⓘ emphasis on the irrational aspects of human life ⓘ importance of historical context ⓘ limits of human perfectibility ⓘ primacy of community over individual ⓘ religious authority ⓘ skepticism about progress ⓘ skepticism about universal reason ⓘ |
| influenced |
communitarian thought
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critique of liberalism ⓘ critique of secularism ⓘ modern conservatism ⓘ romantic nationalism ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Age of Enlightenment
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surface form:
Enlightenment
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Subject: Counter-Enlightenment Description of subject: The Counter-Enlightenment was an intellectual current that criticized Enlightenment rationalism and universalism, emphasizing faith, tradition, history, and the limits of reason.
Referenced by (10)
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this entity surface form:
The Counter-Enlightenment
this entity surface form:
Hamann's critique of the Enlightenment