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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instanceOf historical period ⓘ
intellectual movement ⓘ
contributedTo development of Swiss federal political culture ⓘ
growth of scientific societies in Switzerland ⓘ
modernization of Swiss education ⓘ
secularization of Swiss public life ⓘ
country Switzerland ⓘ
field education ⓘ
philosophy ⓘ
political thought ⓘ
science ⓘ
hasCharacteristic emphasis on education ⓘ
rationalism ⓘ
reformist politics ⓘ
religious tolerance ⓘ
scientific inquiry ⓘ
hasTheme civic republicanism ⓘ
critique of absolutism ⓘ
improvement of public welfare ⓘ
natural rights ⓘ
public virtue ⓘ
influenced modern Swiss civic life ⓘ
modern Swiss intellectual life ⓘ
influencedBy French Enlightenment ⓘ
German Enlightenment ⓘ
Reformation heritage in Switzerland ⓘ
language French ⓘ
German ⓘ
Italian ⓘ
mainRegion Old Swiss Confederacy ⓘ
notableCenter Bern ⓘ
Geneva ⓘ
Zurich ⓘ
partOf European Enlightenment ⓘ
relatedTo Swiss educational reforms ⓘ
Swiss political thought ⓘ
Swiss scientific institutions ⓘ
history of Switzerland ⓘ
startTime 18th century ⓘ

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Deutsche Aufklärung → hasPart → Swiss Enlightenment ⓘ