Enlightenment philosophy
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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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Target entity: Enlightenment philosophy Context triple: [John Locke, influenced, Enlightenment philosophy]
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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 rationalism
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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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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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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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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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Enlightenment philosophy Target entity description: 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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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 rationalism
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (79)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical period
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intellectual movement ⓘ philosophical movement ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
empirical inquiry
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freedom of thought ⓘ individual rights ⓘ progress ⓘ reason ⓘ scientific method ⓘ secularism ⓘ skepticism of traditional authority ⓘ toleration ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Age of Enlightenment
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Age of Reason ⓘ Age of Enlightenment ⓘ
surface form:
the Enlightenment
|
| hasCenter |
Berlin
ⓘ
Edinburgh ⓘ Geneva ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
Paris ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
checks and balances
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education reform ⓘ freedom of the press ⓘ natural rights ⓘ popular sovereignty ⓘ religious toleration ⓘ separation of church and state ⓘ social contract ⓘ utilitarian concern for happiness ⓘ |
| hasKeyInstitution |
Masonic lodge
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learned society ⓘ salon ⓘ |
| hasKeyMethod |
empirical observation
ⓘ
public debate ⓘ rational criticism ⓘ systematic doubt ⓘ |
| hasKeyPublication |
Encyclopédie
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philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| hasKeyRegion |
Great Britain
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surface form:
Britain
France ⓘ Germany ⓘ North America ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| hasMainPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| hasNotableFigure |
Adam Smith
ⓘ
Baron d'Holbach ⓘ Benjamin Franklin ⓘ Marquis de Condorcet ⓘ
surface form:
Condorcet
David Hume ⓘ Denis Diderot ⓘ Immanuel Kant ⓘ Jean-Jacques Rousseau ⓘ John Locke ⓘ Montesquieu ⓘ Thomas Jefferson ⓘ Thomas Paine ⓘ Voltaire ⓘ |
| historicalPredecessor | Baroque scholasticism ⓘ |
| historicalSuccessor |
19th-century liberalism
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Romanticism ⓘ |
| influenced |
American Revolutionary era
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surface form:
American Revolution
French Revolution ⓘ constitutionalism ⓘ human rights theory ⓘ laïcité ⓘ liberalism ⓘ modern democracy ⓘ republicanism ⓘ separation of powers doctrine ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Renaissance humanism
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Scientific Revolution ⓘ early modern natural philosophy ⓘ |
| opposes |
absolute monarchy
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censorship ⓘ divine right of kings ⓘ religious dogmatism ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Deism
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Enlightened absolutism ⓘ scientific naturalism ⓘ |
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