Enlightenment rationalism
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Enlightenment rationalism is an intellectual movement that emphasized reason, individual rights, and secular inquiry as the primary means for understanding and improving society.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Enlightenment rationalism canonical | 27 |
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Target entity: Enlightenment rationalism Context triple: [A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, influencedBy, Enlightenment rationalism]
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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 science
Enlightenment science was an 18th-century intellectual movement that applied reason, empirical observation, and experimental methods to understand and systematically explain the natural world.
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American Enlightenment
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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Cartesianism
Cartesianism is the philosophical system developed by René Descartes, centered on rationalism, mind–body dualism, and the use of methodical doubt to establish certain knowledge.
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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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Enlightenment rationalism Target entity description: Enlightenment rationalism is an intellectual movement that emphasized reason, individual rights, and secular inquiry as the primary means for understanding and improving society.
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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 science
Enlightenment science was an 18th-century intellectual movement that applied reason, empirical observation, and experimental methods to understand and systematically explain the natural world.
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C.
American Enlightenment
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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D.
Cartesianism
Cartesianism is the philosophical system developed by René Descartes, centered on rationalism, mind–body dualism, and the use of methodical doubt to establish certain knowledge.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical movement
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intellectual movement ⓘ philosophical movement ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
improving society
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understanding society ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Baruch Spinoza
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Denis Diderot ⓘ Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz ⓘ Immanuel Kant ⓘ Jean-Jacques Rousseau ⓘ John Locke ⓘ Montesquieu ⓘ René Descartes ⓘ Voltaire ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
human reason can discover moral and political truths
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progress is possible through knowledge ⓘ social institutions should be justified by reason ⓘ traditional authority must be critically examined ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
empirical evidence
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individual rights ⓘ rational inquiry ⓘ reason ⓘ scientific method ⓘ secular inquiry ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
natural rights
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popular sovereignty ⓘ social contract ⓘ toleration ⓘ |
| hasMainPeriod |
17th century
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18th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
humanism
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liberalism ⓘ modern democracy ⓘ modern science ⓘ secularism ⓘ American Revolutionary era ⓘ
surface form:
the American Revolution
French Revolution ⓘ
surface form:
the French Revolution
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| opposes |
absolute monarchy
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arbitrary authority ⓘ religious dogmatism ⓘ superstition ⓘ |
| partOf | Age of Enlightenment ⓘ |
| supports |
constitutional government
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education reform ⓘ freedom of speech ⓘ freedom of thought ⓘ human rights ⓘ religious toleration ⓘ rule of law ⓘ separation of church and state ⓘ |
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Referenced by (27)
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