Monatsgespräche
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Monatsgespräche is an early Enlightenment German periodical by Christian Thomasius that used accessible prose and satire to promote rational thought and critique social and religious conventions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Monats-Gespräche | 1 |
| Monatsgespräche canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Enlightenment periodical
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German periodical ⓘ satirical magazine ⓘ |
| aim |
critique of religious conventions
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critique of social conventions ⓘ promotion of rational thought ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
German Enlightenment
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early German public sphere ⓘ |
| author | Christian Thomasius ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Electorate of Saxony ⓘ |
| creator | Christian Thomasius ⓘ |
| criticized |
religious intolerance
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scholastic pedantry ⓘ social prejudice ⓘ |
| genre |
essay
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satire ⓘ |
| hasContributor | Christian Thomasius ⓘ |
| historicalContext | late 17th century Germany ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
natural law theory
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rationalist philosophy ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Enlightenment philosophy
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rationalism ⓘ religious criticism ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| movement | Early Enlightenment ⓘ |
| notableEditor | Christian Thomasius ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Monatsgespräche
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Monats-Gespräche
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| periodicity | monthly ⓘ |
| promoted |
freedom of thought
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rational examination of customs ⓘ use of vernacular German in philosophy ⓘ |
| publisher | Christian Thomasius ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
German-speaking bourgeois readers
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educated lay public ⓘ |
| usedRhetoricalDevice |
dialogue form
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irony ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
accessible prose
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satirical tone ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Monats-Gespräche