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Also Known As Aufklärung • Age of Reason • siècle de Lumières
Date c. 1601 - c. 1800
Location Europe

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Friedrich Nicolai, oil painting by A. Graff.
Friedrich Nicolai
German writer
Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon
British author, philosopher, and statesman
John Locke
John Locke
English philosopher
Immanuel Kant
Immanuel Kant
German philosopher
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Swiss-born French philosopher
Voltaire
Voltaire
French philosopher and author
Montesquieu
Montesquieu
French political philosopher
Jeremy Bentham
Jeremy Bentham
British philosopher and economist
Fontenelle, Bernard Le Bovier, sieur de
Bernard Le Bovier, sieur de Fontenelle
French author and scientist
Wojciech Bogusławski
Polish dramatist

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