The Enlightenment, an 18th-century intellectual movement that championed reason, science, and individual rights as the means to advance society. Philosophers like Voltaire, Rousseau, and Locke promoted the use of reason and empiricism to challenge traditional authority and promote progress in various domains.
Two areas of gentle winds and frequent calms that caused problems for sailors in the eighteenth century were the regions called the horse latitudes and the prevailing westerlies.
The Eighteenth and nineteenth century Romantics called economics the "Dismal Science" to criticize its focus on utilitarianism and materialism, which they believed ignored the beauty and spiritual aspects of life. The term was coined by Scottish writer Thomas Carlyle.
The term that refers to the late nineteenth-century literary movement associated with a decadent artistic climate defined by sophistication, world-weariness, and despair is "Decadence."
The binomial system of nomenclature was developed by Carl Linnaeus, a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, in the eighteenth century. This system assigns each species a two-part scientific name, consisting of the genus name followed by the species name.
The term is often used to refer to this movement in literature is "Decadence." This literary movement, which emerged in the late 19th century, focused on themes of excess, decay, and moral decline in society. Writers and artists associated with Decadence explored themes of decadence, hedonism, and the darker aspects of human nature.
The eighteenth-century French philosophes were concerned with promoting reason, scientific inquiry, and individual freedoms. They challenged traditional authority, such as monarchies and the Catholic Church, advocating for social and political reforms based on rational principles. They played a key role in the Enlightenment movement, which emphasized reason, progress, and tolerance.
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It was called the age of the Enlightenment.
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Eighteenth-Century Studies was created in 1966.
Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century was created in 1981.
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The Enlightenment period began in the late 17th century, around the 1680s and peaked in the 18th century. It was a time of intellectual and cultural movement that emphasized reason, science, and individualism.
Music from Eighteenth-Century Prague was created in 2009.