The Enlightenment

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:philosopher
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:Isaac_Newton
gptkb:Prometheus
gptkb:musical_group
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:science
gptkb:scientific_societies
humanism
individualism
reason
Enlightened absolutism
philosophes
salons
the Age of Reason
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:18th_century
17th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Enlightenment
gptkbp:impact gptkb:education
gptkb:human_rights
gptkb:political_organization
religious tolerance
modern democracy
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:American_Revolution
gptkb:French_Revolution
art and literature
scientific thought
European liberalism
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Scientific_Revolution
gptkb:organization
gptkbp:is_characterized_by value of education
critique of superstition
belief in progress
advocacy for freedom of thought
skepticism towards authority
gptkbp:key rationalism
separation of powers
social contract
empiricism
natural rights
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:Immanuel_Kant
gptkb:Voltaire
gptkb:Adam_Smith
gptkb:John_Locke
gptkb:David_Hume
gptkb:Montesquieu
gptkb:Jean-Jacques_Rousseau
gptkbp:legacy inspiration for social movements
impact on law and governance
development of secularism
foundation of modern philosophy
influence on Western culture
gptkbp:reduces gptkb:award
gptkb:19th_century