Swiss Enlightenment
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The Swiss Enlightenment was the regional manifestation of the broader European Enlightenment in the Swiss territories, marked by advances in philosophy, science, education, and political thought that contributed to modern Swiss civic and intellectual life.
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| Swiss Enlightenment canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Swiss Enlightenment Context triple: [Deutsche Aufklärung, hasPart, Swiss Enlightenment]
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Milanese Enlightenment
The Milanese Enlightenment was an 18th-century intellectual and reform movement centered in Milan that promoted legal, economic, and social modernization through the work of thinkers such as Cesare Beccaria.
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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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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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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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Russian Enlightenment
The Russian Enlightenment was an 18th-century intellectual and cultural movement in Russia that adapted and spread European Enlightenment ideas—such as rationalism, secular education, and legal and social reform—within the context of the Russian Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Swiss Enlightenment Target entity description: The Swiss Enlightenment was the regional manifestation of the broader European Enlightenment in the Swiss territories, marked by advances in philosophy, science, education, and political thought that contributed to modern Swiss civic and intellectual life.
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A.
Milanese Enlightenment
The Milanese Enlightenment was an 18th-century intellectual and reform movement centered in Milan that promoted legal, economic, and social modernization through the work of thinkers such as Cesare Beccaria.
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B.
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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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.
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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E.
Russian Enlightenment
The Russian Enlightenment was an 18th-century intellectual and cultural movement in Russia that adapted and spread European Enlightenment ideas—such as rationalism, secular education, and legal and social reform—within the context of the Russian Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical period
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intellectual movement ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of Swiss federal political culture
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growth of scientific societies in Switzerland ⓘ modernization of Swiss education ⓘ secularization of Swiss public life ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| field |
education
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philosophy ⓘ political thought ⓘ science ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
emphasis on education
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rationalism ⓘ reformist politics ⓘ religious tolerance ⓘ scientific inquiry ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
civic republicanism
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critique of absolutism ⓘ improvement of public welfare ⓘ natural rights ⓘ public virtue ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern Swiss civic life
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modern Swiss intellectual life ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
French Enlightenment
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German Enlightenment ⓘ Reformation heritage in Switzerland ⓘ |
| language |
French
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German ⓘ Italian ⓘ |
| mainRegion | Old Swiss Confederacy ⓘ |
| notableCenter |
Bern
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Geneva ⓘ Zurich ⓘ |
| partOf | European Enlightenment ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Swiss educational reforms
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Swiss political thought ⓘ Swiss scientific institutions ⓘ history of Switzerland ⓘ |
| startTime | 18th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Swiss Enlightenment Description of subject: The Swiss Enlightenment was the regional manifestation of the broader European Enlightenment in the Swiss territories, marked by advances in philosophy, science, education, and political thought that contributed to modern Swiss civic and intellectual life.
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