Encyclopédistes
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The Encyclopédistes were a group of 18th-century French Enlightenment thinkers, writers, and scholars who collaborated on the Encyclopédie to promote reason, secular knowledge, and intellectual reform.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Encyclopedists | 1 |
| Encyclopédistes canonical | 1 |
| Enlightenment philosophes | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6877470 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Encyclopédistes Context triple: [Discours préliminaire de l’Encyclopédie, associatedWith, Encyclopédistes]
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Helvétius
Helvétius was an 18th-century French philosopher and Enlightenment thinker known for his materialist views, emphasis on sensory experience, and influential writings on ethics and education.
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Didier Diderot
Didier Diderot was the son of the French Enlightenment philosopher and writer Denis Diderot and the father of Angélique Diderot.
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Denis Diderot
Denis Diderot was an 18th-century French philosopher, writer, and co-founder of the Encyclopédie, renowned as a central intellectual of the Enlightenment.
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D.
Baron d'Holbach
Baron d'Holbach was an 18th-century French-German philosopher and prominent atheist known for his materialist and anti-religious writings that helped shape Enlightenment thought.
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Jean-Jacques
Jean-Jacques is the given name of Jean-Jacques Goldman, a renowned French singer-songwriter and music producer.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Encyclopédistes Target entity description: The Encyclopédistes were a group of 18th-century French Enlightenment thinkers, writers, and scholars who collaborated on the Encyclopédie to promote reason, secular knowledge, and intellectual reform.
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A.
Helvétius
Helvétius was an 18th-century French philosopher and Enlightenment thinker known for his materialist views, emphasis on sensory experience, and influential writings on ethics and education.
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B.
Didier Diderot
Didier Diderot was the son of the French Enlightenment philosopher and writer Denis Diderot and the father of Angélique Diderot.
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C.
Denis Diderot
Denis Diderot was an 18th-century French philosopher, writer, and co-founder of the Encyclopédie, renowned as a central intellectual of the Enlightenment.
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D.
Baron d'Holbach
Baron d'Holbach was an 18th-century French-German philosopher and prominent atheist known for his materialist and anti-religious writings that helped shape Enlightenment thought.
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E.
Jean-Jacques
Jean-Jacques is the given name of Jean-Jacques Goldman, a renowned French singer-songwriter and music producer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Enlightenment thinkers
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French philosophical circle ⓘ group of writers ⓘ intellectual movement ⓘ |
| aim |
critique of traditional authority
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intellectual reform ⓘ promotion of reason ⓘ promotion of secular knowledge ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot
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Baron d’Holbach ⓘ
linked to:
Baron d'Holbach
Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de Montesquieu ⓘ
linked to:
Montesquieu
Claude Adrien Helvétius ⓘ
linked to:
Helvétius
Denis Diderot ⓘ Jean le Rond d’Alembert ⓘ
linked to:
Jean d’Alembert
Jean-Jacques Rousseau ⓘ Louis de Jaucourt ⓘ Voltaire ⓘ Étienne Bonnot de Condillac ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| editor |
Denis Diderot
ⓘ
Jean le Rond d’Alembert ⓘ
linked to:
Jean d’Alembert
|
| field |
literature
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philosophy ⓘ political thought ⓘ religious criticism ⓘ science ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | encyclopedic project ⓘ |
| influenced |
French Revolution
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modern liberal thought ⓘ secularism in Europe ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Francis Bacon
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Isaac Newton ⓘ John Locke ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| location | Paris ⓘ |
| mainWork | Encyclopédie ⓘ |
| movement |
Enlightenment
ⓘ
linked to:
European Enlightenment
|
| notableIdea |
application of reason to social and political life
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systematic organization of human knowledge ⓘ |
| opposed |
absolutist monarchy
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censorship ⓘ religious intolerance ⓘ |
| period | 18th century ⓘ |
| startTime | 1740s ⓘ |
| supported |
freedom of the press
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freedom of thought ⓘ scientific method ⓘ separation of church and state ⓘ |
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Subject: Encyclopédistes Description of subject: The Encyclopédistes were a group of 18th-century French Enlightenment thinkers, writers, and scholars who collaborated on the Encyclopédie to promote reason, secular knowledge, and intellectual reform.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Encyclopédistes
linked to: Encyclopédistes