Enlightenment (Q23718)
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Seventeenth and eighteenth-century movement (especially in France and Germany), celebrating reason and the intellect of man.
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Enlightenment | Seventeenth and eighteenth-century movement (especially in France and Germany), celebrating reason and the intellect of man. |
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1700
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1789
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Enlightenment (English)
Seventeenth and eighteenth-century movement (especially in France and Germany), celebrating reason and the intellect of man. Era marked by an indestructable faith in the human intellect as the means by which man understands his world and improves his own condition. The goals of rationalism were human knowledge, freedom, and happiness. (English)
2007
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