Enlightenment salons
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Enlightenment salons were influential social gatherings in early modern France where intellectuals, writers, and philosophers met to discuss and spread new ideas about reason, science, politics, and society.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Enlightenment salons canonical | 2 |
| French Enlightenment salons | 1 |
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Target entity: Enlightenment salons Context triple: [Cirey, Kingdom of France, category, Enlightenment salons]
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Enlightenment encyclopedism
Enlightenment encyclopedism was an 18th-century intellectual movement that sought to systematically collect, organize, and disseminate all human knowledge in accessible reference works, epitomized by projects like Diderot and d’Alembert’s Encyclopédie.
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Age of Enlightenment
The Age of Enlightenment was an 18th-century intellectual movement in Europe and the Americas that emphasized reason, science, and individual rights, profoundly shaping modern democratic and political thought.
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British Enlightenment
The British Enlightenment was an intellectual movement in 17th- and 18th-century Britain characterized by empiricism, political liberalism, and scientific progress, associated with thinkers such as John Locke, David Hume, and Adam Smith.
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French Enlightenment
The French Enlightenment was an 18th-century intellectual movement in France characterized by figures like Voltaire, Rousseau, and Diderot, who championed reason, secularism, and political and social reform, laying ideological foundations for the French Revolution.
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Salon of 1787
The Salon of 1787 was a major Parisian art exhibition of the late 18th century, organized by the French Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture, where leading artists of the time presented their works to the public and critics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Enlightenment salons Target entity description: Enlightenment salons were influential social gatherings in early modern France where intellectuals, writers, and philosophers met to discuss and spread new ideas about reason, science, politics, and society.
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A.
Enlightenment encyclopedism
Enlightenment encyclopedism was an 18th-century intellectual movement that sought to systematically collect, organize, and disseminate all human knowledge in accessible reference works, epitomized by projects like Diderot and d’Alembert’s Encyclopédie.
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B.
Age of Enlightenment
The Age of Enlightenment was an 18th-century intellectual movement in Europe and the Americas that emphasized reason, science, and individual rights, profoundly shaping modern democratic and political thought.
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C.
British Enlightenment
The British Enlightenment was an intellectual movement in 17th- and 18th-century Britain characterized by empiricism, political liberalism, and scientific progress, associated with thinkers such as John Locke, David Hume, and Adam Smith.
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D.
French Enlightenment
The French Enlightenment was an 18th-century intellectual movement in France characterized by figures like Voltaire, Rousseau, and Diderot, who championed reason, secularism, and political and social reform, laying ideological foundations for the French Revolution.
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E.
Salon of 1787
The Salon of 1787 was a major Parisian art exhibition of the late 18th century, organized by the French Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture, where leading artists of the time presented their works to the public and critics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Enlightenment phenomenon
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cultural practice ⓘ intellectual gathering ⓘ social institution ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement |
Age of Enlightenment
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surface form:
Enlightenment
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| characteristicFeature |
conversation as central activity
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emphasis on wit and politeness ⓘ mixed-gender participation among elites ⓘ private domestic setting ⓘ regularly scheduled meetings ⓘ |
| declinedIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| emergedFrom | 17th-century French salons ⓘ |
| hasHostRole | salonnière ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | French ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
France
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Paris ⓘ |
| hasPeriod |
18th century
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early modern period ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
circulation of new literature
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formation of public opinion ⓘ promotion of reason ⓘ spread of Enlightenment ideas ⓘ |
| hasSocialFunction |
cross-class interaction within elites
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informal education ⓘ networking among elites ⓘ patronage of writers ⓘ |
| influenced |
French Revolution political culture
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French public sphere ⓘ development of literary criticism ⓘ reception of scientific ideas in France ⓘ |
| mainActivity |
literary discussion
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philosophical discussion ⓘ political debate ⓘ scientific debate ⓘ social critique ⓘ |
| notableHost |
Madame Geoffrin
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Anne Louise Germaine Necker ⓘ
surface form:
Madame Necker
Madame de Lambert ⓘ Madame de Staël ⓘ Madame du Deffand ⓘ |
| notableParticipant |
Baron d'Holbach
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surface form:
Baron d’Holbach
Marquis de Condorcet ⓘ
surface form:
Condorcet
Denis Diderot ⓘ Jean d’Alembert ⓘ Jean-Jacques Rousseau ⓘ Montesquieu ⓘ Voltaire ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
French royal academies
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surface form:
French academies
Republic of Letters ⓘ coffeehouse culture ⓘ |
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Subject: Enlightenment salons Description of subject: Enlightenment salons were influential social gatherings in early modern France where intellectuals, writers, and philosophers met to discuss and spread new ideas about reason, science, politics, and society.
Referenced by (3)
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