Early modern philosophy
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Early modern philosophy is the period of Western thought from roughly the 17th to the 18th century marked by the rise of rationalism and empiricism, the scientific revolution, and foundational debates about knowledge, mind, and political authority.
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| Early modern philosophy canonical | 5 |
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Target entity: Early modern philosophy Context triple: [Giambattista Vico, era, Early modern philosophy]
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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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Baroque scholasticism
Baroque scholasticism was a late, highly systematized form of scholastic philosophy and theology that flourished in early modern Europe and helped shape the intellectual context from which Enlightenment thought emerged.
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Early Enlightenment
The Early Enlightenment was a formative phase of the broader Enlightenment in late 17th- and early 18th-century Europe, marked by the rise of rationalism, religious toleration, and critical inquiry that began to challenge traditional authorities in philosophy, law, and theology.
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A Short History of Modern Philosophy
A Short History of Modern Philosophy is a concise survey of major Western philosophers from Descartes to Wittgenstein, written as an accessible introduction to modern philosophical thought.
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On the History of Modern Philosophy
On the History of Modern Philosophy is a series of late lectures by German idealist philosopher F. W. J. Schelling that critically surveys and interprets the development of modern philosophy from Descartes onward.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Early modern philosophy Target entity description: Early modern philosophy is the period of Western thought from roughly the 17th to the 18th century marked by the rise of rationalism and empiricism, the scientific revolution, and foundational debates about knowledge, mind, and political authority.
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A.
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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B.
Baroque scholasticism
Baroque scholasticism was a late, highly systematized form of scholastic philosophy and theology that flourished in early modern Europe and helped shape the intellectual context from which Enlightenment thought emerged.
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C.
Early Enlightenment
The Early Enlightenment was a formative phase of the broader Enlightenment in late 17th- and early 18th-century Europe, marked by the rise of rationalism, religious toleration, and critical inquiry that began to challenge traditional authorities in philosophy, law, and theology.
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D.
A Short History of Modern Philosophy
A Short History of Modern Philosophy is a concise survey of major Western philosophers from Descartes to Wittgenstein, written as an accessible introduction to modern philosophical thought.
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E.
On the History of Modern Philosophy
On the History of Modern Philosophy is a series of late lectures by German idealist philosopher F. W. J. Schelling that critically surveys and interprets the development of modern philosophy from Descartes onward.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (93)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical era in philosophy
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philosophical period ⓘ |
| follows | Renaissance philosophy ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | 18th century ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Enlightenment philosophy
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surface form:
Enlightenment thought
Continental philosophy ⓘ
surface form:
continental philosophy
liberalism ⓘ modern analytic philosophy ⓘ modern political theory ⓘ modern science ⓘ secularization in Europe ⓘ |
| hasKeyDebate |
existence and attributes of God
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freedom and necessity ⓘ legitimacy of political authority ⓘ mind–body problem ⓘ nature of personal identity ⓘ nature of substance ⓘ origin of ideas ⓘ possibility of certain knowledge ⓘ rationalism versus empiricism ⓘ relation between faith and reason ⓘ status of scientific knowledge ⓘ toleration and religious freedom ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacteristic |
debates about God and the existence of God
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debates about free will and determinism ⓘ debates about innate ideas ⓘ debates about political authority ⓘ debates about primary and secondary qualities ⓘ debates about the nature of mind ⓘ debates about the relation between mind and body ⓘ development of modern metaphysics ⓘ development of modern philosophy of science ⓘ development of social contract theory ⓘ emergence of natural rights theory ⓘ emphasis on individual reason ⓘ focus on epistemology ⓘ increasing use of mathematical methods in science ⓘ influence of the scientific revolution ⓘ new theories of political legitimacy ⓘ rise of empiricism ⓘ rise of mechanism in natural philosophy ⓘ rise of rationalism ⓘ search for foundations of knowledge ⓘ separation of philosophy from theology ⓘ skepticism about traditional authorities ⓘ |
| hasMajorFigure |
Antoine Arnauld
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Baruch Spinoza ⓘ Blaise Pascal ⓘ Christian Wolff ⓘ David Hume ⓘ Francis Bacon ⓘ Galileo Galilei ⓘ George Berkeley ⓘ Giordano Bruno ⓘ Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz ⓘ Hugo Grotius ⓘ Immanuel Kant ⓘ Isaac Newton ⓘ Jean-Jacques Rousseau ⓘ John Locke ⓘ Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne ⓘ
surface form:
Margaret Cavendish
Mary Astell ⓘ Nicolas Malebranche ⓘ Pierre Gassendi ⓘ René Descartes ⓘ Samuel Pufendorf ⓘ Thomas Hobbes ⓘ Marquise du Châtelet ⓘ
surface form:
Émilie Du Châtelet
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| hasMajorMovement |
deism
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early materialism ⓘ early political liberalism ⓘ empiricism ⓘ rationalism ⓘ skepticism ⓘ social contract theory ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | 17th century ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
epistemology
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ethics ⓘ logic ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Reformation
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Renaissance humanism ⓘ Scientific Revolution ⓘ new astronomy ⓘ religious conflicts in Europe ⓘ rise of modern states ⓘ |
| partOf | Western philosophy ⓘ |
| precedes |
19th-century philosophy
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German idealism ⓘ
surface form:
German Idealism
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