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noun
- 1. the action of enlightening or the state of being enlightened: "Robbie looked to me for enlightenment"
- 2. a European intellectual movement of the late 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition. It was heavily influenced by 17th-century philosophers such as Descartes, Locke, and Newton, and its prominent exponents include Kant, Goethe, Voltaire, Rousseau, and Adam Smith.
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Jul 3, 2011 · Learn the meaning of enlightenment as a noun, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Find out how enlightenment relates to philosophy, Buddhism, and the 18th century movement.
Enlightenment can mean the state of understanding something or the highest spiritual state in Hinduism and Buddhism. It can also refer to the 18th century period in Europe when science and reason were valued over religion and tradition.
Enlightenment, a European intellectual movement of the 17th and 18th centuries in which ideas concerning God, reason, nature, and humanity were synthesized into a worldview that gained wide assent in the West and that instigated revolutionary developments in art, philosophy, and politics.
the Enlightenment, a philosophical movement of the 18th century, characterized by belief in the power of human reason and by innovations in political, religious, and educational doctrine.
Enlightenment is education or awareness that brings change, such as your enlightenment about nutrition that leads you to throw out every last bit of your family's junk food. In Hinduism and Buddhism, enlightenment is also sometimes called "awakening" — after all, the name "Buddha" means "the awakened one."
Aug 20, 2010 · This entry describes the main tendencies of Enlightenment thought in the following main sections: (1) The True: Science, Epistemology, and Metaphysics in the Enlightenment; (2) The Good: Political Theory, Ethical Theory and Religion in the Enlightenment; (3) The Beautiful: Aesthetics in the Enlightenment.
Enlightenment is knowledge or understanding of something, or the process of making somebody understand it. It can also refer to the 18th century period in Europe when science and reason were valued over religion and tradition.
