Western European Enlightenment

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf intellectual movement
gptkbp:associatedWith scientific method
rationalism
empiricism
progressivism
social contract theory
gptkbp:characterizedBy individualism
skepticism
reason
gptkbp:criticism gender inequality
colonialism
elitism
neglect of emotions
excessive rationalism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Western European Enlightenment
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:American_Revolution
gptkb:French_Revolution
art and literature
political philosophy
education reform
modern science
gptkbp:influencedBy Renaissance
Scientific Revolution
gptkbp:legacy scientific advancements
civil rights movements
political ideologies
modern democracy
secularism
educational systems
philosophical inquiry
humanitarianism
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Voltaire
gptkb:John_Locke
gptkb:David_Hume
gptkb:Thomas_Hobbes
gptkb:Montesquieu
gptkb:Jean-Jacques_Rousseau
Immanuel Kant
gptkbp:promoted liberalism
human rights
separation of church and state
gptkbp:reduces 19th century
Romanticism
gptkbp:timePeriod 17th century
18th century