Radical Enlightenment
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Radical Enlightenment is a strand of 17th- and 18th-century thought that pushed for thoroughgoing secularism, democracy, and intellectual freedom by radically challenging religious and monarchical authority.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Radical Enlightenment canonical | 2 |
| "Radical Enlightenment" (book by Jonathan Israel) | 1 |
| radical Enlightenment | 1 |
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Target entity: Radical Enlightenment Context triple: [Système de la nature, relatedMovement, Radical Enlightenment]
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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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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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Counter-Enlightenment
The Counter-Enlightenment was an intellectual current that criticized Enlightenment rationalism and universalism, emphasizing faith, tradition, history, and the limits of reason.
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American Enlightenment
The American Enlightenment was an intellectual and cultural movement in 18th-century America that emphasized reason, science, and individual rights, profoundly shaping the ideals of the American Revolution and the founding of the United States.
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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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Radical Enlightenment Target entity description: Radical Enlightenment is a strand of 17th- and 18th-century thought that pushed for thoroughgoing secularism, democracy, and intellectual freedom by radically challenging religious and monarchical authority.
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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.
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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C.
Counter-Enlightenment
The Counter-Enlightenment was an intellectual current that criticized Enlightenment rationalism and universalism, emphasizing faith, tradition, history, and the limits of reason.
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D.
American Enlightenment
The American Enlightenment was an intellectual and cultural movement in 18th-century America that emphasized reason, science, and individual rights, profoundly shaping the ideals of the American Revolution and the founding of the United States.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical concept
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intellectual movement ⓘ philosophical current ⓘ |
| advocates |
democratic governance
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freedom of religion ⓘ freedom of the press ⓘ republicanism ⓘ separation of church and state ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
clandestine philosophical literature
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underground radical circles ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | religious Enlightenment currents ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Radical Enlightenment
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
"Radical Enlightenment" (book by Jonathan Israel)
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| emphasizes |
freedom of conscience
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freedom of expression ⓘ freedom of thought ⓘ political equality ⓘ popular sovereignty ⓘ universal human rights ⓘ |
| geographicalScope |
Great Britain
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surface form:
Britain
Dutch Republic ⓘ Europe ⓘ France ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
anticlericalism
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atheism or religious heterodoxy ⓘ democracy ⓘ egalitarianism ⓘ intellectual freedom ⓘ materialism ⓘ rationalism ⓘ secularism ⓘ |
| hasConceptualOpposition | Moderate Enlightenment ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod |
17th century
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18th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Baruch Spinoza
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Denis Diderot ⓘ
surface form:
Diderot
Julien Offray de La Mettrie ⓘ
surface form:
La Mettrie
Pierre Bayle ⓘ Baron d'Holbach ⓘ
surface form:
d’Holbach
early modern scientific revolution ⓘ |
| influences |
human rights discourse
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modern liberal democracy ⓘ republican thought ⓘ secular political theory ⓘ |
| opposes |
absolutism
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monarchical authority ⓘ religious authority ⓘ traditional hierarchy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Age of Enlightenment
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surface form:
Enlightenment
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| theorizedBy | Jonathan Israel ⓘ |
| uses |
reason
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scientific method ⓘ |
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Subject: Radical Enlightenment Description of subject: Radical Enlightenment is a strand of 17th- and 18th-century thought that pushed for thoroughgoing secularism, democracy, and intellectual freedom by radically challenging religious and monarchical authority.
Referenced by (4)
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