French Enlightenment
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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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| French Enlightenment canonical | 62 |
| Enlightenment | 19 |
| Enlightenment-era France | 1 |
| French Enlightenment thinkers | 1 |
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Target entity: French Enlightenment Context triple: [Scottish Enlightenment, influenced, French Enlightenment]
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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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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.
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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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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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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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: French Enlightenment Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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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Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical period
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intellectual movement ⓘ philosophical movement ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
reform of education
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reform of legal system ⓘ reform of political institutions ⓘ reform of religious institutions ⓘ |
| coreValue |
critique of absolute monarchy
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critique of religious authority ⓘ individual liberty ⓘ progress ⓘ rationalism ⓘ reason ⓘ secularism ⓘ social reform ⓘ tolerance ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| field |
economics
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literature ⓘ philosophy ⓘ political theory ⓘ religious criticism ⓘ science ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
freedom of expression
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general will ⓘ natural rights ⓘ popular sovereignty ⓘ religious toleration ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ social contract ⓘ |
| hasMainProponent |
Baron d'Holbach
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surface form:
Baron d’Holbach
Marquis de Condorcet ⓘ
surface form:
Condorcet
Denis Diderot ⓘ Helvétius ⓘ Jean d’Alembert ⓘ Jean-Jacques Rousseau ⓘ Montesquieu ⓘ Pierre Bayle ⓘ Voltaire ⓘ Étienne Bonnot de Condillac ⓘ |
| hasWork |
Candide
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Encyclopédie ⓘ Letters on the English ⓘ
surface form:
Letters Concerning the English Nation
The Social Contract ⓘ The Spirit of the Laws ⓘ Emile, or On Education ⓘ
surface form:
Émile, or On Education
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| influenced |
French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
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surface form:
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
French Revolution ⓘ human rights discourse ⓘ modern liberalism ⓘ republicanism in France ⓘ secularism in France ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
British Enlightenment
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surface form:
English Enlightenment
Isaac Newton ⓘ John Locke ⓘ René Descartes ⓘ Scientific Revolution ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| location | Paris ⓘ |
| partOf | Age of Enlightenment ⓘ |
| startTime | 18th century ⓘ |
| usedMedium |
literary satire
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pamphlets ⓘ philosophical treatises ⓘ salons ⓘ |
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Subject: French Enlightenment Description of subject: 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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