French Enlightenment

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Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Cultural movement
gptkbp:advocatesFor Freedom of speech
Separation of church and state
Equality
gptkbp:associatedWith Philosophy
Public discourse
salons
Literary cafes
gptkbp:availableIn Political backlash
Rise of Romanticism
gptkbp:characterizedBy Secularism
Empiricism
Advocacy of individual liberty
Critique of traditional authority
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label French Enlightenment
gptkbp:influenced Art and literature
Education reform
Human rights
Modern science
Modern philosophy
Political thought
Modern political theory
gptkbp:influencedBy Scientific Revolution
gptkbp:inspiration Democracy
Liberalism
Socialism
Secularism in governance
gptkbp:ledTo gptkb:French_Revolution
gptkbp:legacy Influence on human rights movements
Foundation for modern Western thought
Impact on contemporary philosophy
gptkbp:notableEvent Censorship and repression
Formation of Enlightenment societies
Rise of the philosophes
Publication_of_the_Encyclopédie
Influence_on_the_American_Revolution
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Voltaire
gptkb:Montesquieu
gptkb:Rousseau
gptkb:Diderot
gptkbp:notableWorks gptkb:Emile,_or_On_Education
Candide
Encyclopédie
The Social Contract
The Spirit of the Laws
gptkbp:opposedBy Absolute monarchy
Religious dogma
gptkbp:produces Social contract theory
Encyclopédie
Political essays
gptkbp:promoted Reason