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The Age of Enlightenment (also the Age of Reason and the Enlightenment) was an intellectual and philosophical movement taking place in Europe from the late 17th century to the early 19th century.
The History of Education in Europe (1974) Cremin, Lawrence A. American Education: The Colonial Experience, 1607–1783 (1970) Cubberley, Ellwood Patterson. The History of Education: Educational Practice and Progress Considered as a Phase of the Development and Spread of Western Civilization (1920) online Archived 2012-11-24 at the Wayback Machine
It is the period in which Greek and Roman society flourished and wielded great influence throughout Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Post-classical history – Period of time that immediately followed ancient history. Depending on the continent, the era generally falls between the years AD 200–600 and AD 1200–1500.
The 19th century was a rich and diverse period in philosophy, during which the term "philosophy" acquired the distinctive meaning it holds today: a discipline distinct from the empirical sciences and mathematics. A rough division between two types of philosophical approaches in this period can be drawn.
The Age of Enlightenment, spanning the 17th and 18th centuries, marked a shift in the history of education, as intellectual currents of the time emphasized reason, science, and secularism. This period saw the gradual decline of religious control over educational institutions and the rise of secular education systems that prioritized empirical ...
Stirling, The Secret of Hegel: Being the Hegelian System in Origin Principle, Form and Matter (see: British idealism) Lange, History of Materialism and Critique of its Present Importance (neo-Kantian work) 1874 Nietzsche, Schopenhauer as Educator; 1885 Josiah Royce, The Religious Aspect of Philosophy (see: Objective idealism)
A History of Philosophy: Volume VIII, Modern Philosophy: Empiricism, Idealism, and Pragmatism in Britain and America. ISBN 0-385-47045-2. Copleston, Frederick. A History of Philosophy: Volume IX, Modern Philosophy: From the French Revolution to Sartre, Camus, and Levi-Strauss. ISBN 0-385-47046-0.
The Age of Enlightenment was a broad philosophical movement in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The traditional theological-political system that placed Scripture at the center, with religious authorities and monarchies claiming and enforcing their power by divine right, was challenged and overturned in the realm of ideas.