Enlightenment France

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Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical period
gptkbp:associatedWith philosophes
salons
gptkbp:characterizedBy intellectual movement
gptkbp:culturalImpact politics
art
philosophy
literature
society
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:European_Enlightenment
18th century
Age of Enlightenment
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Enlightenment France
gptkbp:impact gptkb:French_Revolution
gptkbp:influenced human rights
educational reform
political thought
gptkbp:influencedBy Scientific Revolution
gptkbp:keyIssues rationalism
skepticism
tolerance
scientific inquiry
empiricism
progress
gptkbp:legacy influence on philosophy
influence on modern democracy
influence on education
influence on human rights
influence on secularism
gptkbp:notableEvent Rise of the bourgeoisie
Censorship and repression
Formation of Enlightenment societies
Establishment_of_the_French_Academy
Publication_of_the_Encyclopédie
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Voltaire
gptkb:Montesquieu
gptkb:Rousseau
gptkb:Diderot
gptkbp:notableWorks Candide
Encyclopédie
The Social Contract
The Spirit of the Laws
gptkbp:promoted equality
liberty
individualism
reason
secularism
gptkbp:reduces after_the_French_Revolution