Age of Enlightenment
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Summary
Age of Enlightenment is a cultural movement[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of cultural movement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38,545 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Influenced by: renaissance humanism[3], Scientific Revolution[4]
- Follows: Classicism[5], Grand Siècle[6]
- Followed by: Romanticism[7], French Romanticism[8]
- Location: Western Europe[9]
- Commons category: Age of Enlightenment[10]
- Said to be the same as: illuminism[11]
- Opposite of: disenlightenment[12]
- Has part(s): American Enlightenment[13], Scottish Enlightenment[14], Polish Enlightenment[15], Modern Greek Enlightenment[16], Russian Enlightenment[17], Spanish Enlightenment[18], Haskalah[19], French Enlightenment[20]
- Start time: 1700[21]
- End time: 1820[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Age of Enlightenment[23]
- Described by source: Encyclopedia of Political Theory[24], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[26], Dresdner Hefte[27], Basque Literature Terms Dictionary[28]
- Topic has template: Template:Age of Enlightenment[29]
- Subject named as: Aufklärung[30]
- Different from: Illuminationism[31], enlightenmentism[32]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[33], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[34]
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Outcome and Impact
Things named for Age of Enlightenment include Dialectic of Enlightenment[35], a literary work[36], founded in 1944[37], written by Max Horkheimer[38].
Why It Matters
Age of Enlightenment has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]
It has been cited as an influence by capitalism[41], a social formation[42]; Prussian virtues[43], a virtue[44]; and Maximilian von Montgelas[45], a politician[46], 1759–1838[47], of Kingdom of Bavaria[48], awarded the Order of Saint Hubert[49], specialised in politics[50].
Entities named for it include Dialectic of Enlightenment[35], a literary work[36], founded in 1944[37], written by Max Horkheimer[38].
FAQs
Who did Age of Enlightenment influence?
Age of Enlightenment has been cited as an influence by capitalism[41], Prussian virtues[43], and Maximilian von Montgelas[45].