Milanese Enlightenment
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The Milanese Enlightenment was an 18th-century intellectual and reform movement centered in Milan that promoted legal, economic, and social modernization through the work of thinkers such as Cesare Beccaria.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Milanese Enlightenment canonical | 4 |
| Italian Enlightenment | 2 |
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Target entity: Milanese Enlightenment Context triple: [Cesare Beccaria, partOf, Milanese Enlightenment]
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Florentine school
The Florentine school was a major Italian Renaissance art movement centered in Florence, renowned for its pioneering use of linear perspective, anatomical realism, and humanist themes.
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Renaissance humanism
Renaissance humanism was an intellectual movement of the late Middle Ages and Renaissance that emphasized the study of classical antiquity, human potential, and secular learning, laying foundations for modern Western thought.
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Russian Enlightenment
The Russian Enlightenment was an 18th-century intellectual and cultural movement in Russia that adapted and spread European Enlightenment ideas—such as rationalism, secular education, and legal and social reform—within the context of the Russian Empire.
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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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German Enlightenment
The German Enlightenment was an 18th-century intellectual movement in German-speaking Europe characterized by advances in philosophy, literature, theology, and science, and associated with figures such as Immanuel Kant, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, and Moses Mendelssohn.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Milanese Enlightenment Target entity description: The Milanese Enlightenment was an 18th-century intellectual and reform movement centered in Milan that promoted legal, economic, and social modernization through the work of thinkers such as Cesare Beccaria.
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A.
Florentine school
The Florentine school was a major Italian Renaissance art movement centered in Florence, renowned for its pioneering use of linear perspective, anatomical realism, and humanist themes.
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B.
Renaissance humanism
Renaissance humanism was an intellectual movement of the late Middle Ages and Renaissance that emphasized the study of classical antiquity, human potential, and secular learning, laying foundations for modern Western thought.
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C.
Russian Enlightenment
The Russian Enlightenment was an 18th-century intellectual and cultural movement in Russia that adapted and spread European Enlightenment ideas—such as rationalism, secular education, and legal and social reform—within the context of the Russian Empire.
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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.
German Enlightenment
The German Enlightenment was an 18th-century intellectual movement in German-speaking Europe characterized by advances in philosophy, literature, theology, and science, and associated with figures such as Immanuel Kant, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, and Moses Mendelssohn.
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Statements (96)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Enlightenment movement
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historical movement ⓘ intellectual movement ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
improvement of public welfare
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limitation of arbitrary power in criminal justice ⓘ modernization of Milanese society ⓘ rationalization of government ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Duchy of Milan ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
contribution to European debate on criminal justice
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contribution to European debate on economic policy ⓘ contribution to European debate on state and church relations ⓘ critique of ecclesiastical jurisdiction ⓘ debates on proportionality of punishment ⓘ development of Italian-language Enlightenment press ⓘ development of reformist literary satire in Italy ⓘ encouragement of scientific education in Milan ⓘ growth of public opinion in Milan ⓘ influence on Risorgimento intellectuals ⓘ inspiration for later Italian liberalism ⓘ modernization of Lombard legal system ⓘ promotion of humanitarian criminal justice ⓘ promotion of merit-based bureaucracy ⓘ promotion of statistical and economic surveys of Lombardy ⓘ promotion of utilitarian principles in law ⓘ reduction of torture in criminal procedure ⓘ reform of censorship practices in Lombardy ⓘ spread of Enlightenment ideas in Northern Italy ⓘ strengthening of state authority over church courts ⓘ |
| hasNotableWork |
Dei delitti e delle pene
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Dialogo sopra la nobiltà ⓘ Il Caffè ⓘ Il Giorno ⓘ Osservazioni sulla tortura ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Accademia dei Pugni
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Il Caffè ⓘ
surface form:
Il Caffè (periodical)
Milanese economic societies ⓘ cultural reform movement in Milan ⓘ economic reform movement in Milan ⓘ legal reform movement in Milan ⓘ reformist circles at the Austrian administration in Milan ⓘ reformist salons in Milan ⓘ religious reform debates in Milan ⓘ social reform movement in Milan ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Alessandro Verri
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Antonio Genovesi ⓘ Cesare Beccaria ⓘ Count Karl Joseph von Firmian ⓘ Ferdinando Galiani ⓘ Francesco Algarotti ⓘ Gian Rinaldo Carli ⓘ Giandomenico Romagnosi ⓘ Giuseppe Parini ⓘ Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ Empress Maria Theresa (as Austrian ruler) ⓘ
surface form:
Maria Theresa of Austria
Paolo Frisi ⓘ Pietro Verri ⓘ |
| influenced |
Austrian Habsburg reforms in Lombardy
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Italian legal reforms ⓘ abolition of torture debates ⓘ debates on death penalty ⓘ economic thought in Italy ⓘ modern criminal law theory ⓘ penal reform in Europe ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Age of Enlightenment
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surface form:
European Enlightenment
French Enlightenment ⓘ Scottish Enlightenment ⓘ empiricism ⓘ natural law theory ⓘ physiocracy ⓘ |
| language |
French
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Italian ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italy
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Lombardy ⓘ Milan ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
administrative centralization
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agrarian reform ⓘ codification of laws ⓘ critique of feudal privileges ⓘ economic liberalization ⓘ education reform ⓘ free trade ⓘ legal modernization ⓘ penal reform ⓘ public finance reform ⓘ rationalization of taxation ⓘ secularization of law ⓘ |
| movement |
Austrian enlightened absolutism
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Catholic Enlightenment ⓘ reform Catholicism ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
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surface form:
Habsburg Monarchy
enlightened absolutism ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| startTime | 18th century ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Age of Enlightenment ⓘ |
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Subject: Milanese Enlightenment Description of subject: The Milanese Enlightenment was an 18th-century intellectual and reform movement centered in Milan that promoted legal, economic, and social modernization through the work of thinkers such as Cesare Beccaria.
Referenced by (6)
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