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French philosophy in the 18th century was deeply political. It was heavily imbued with Enlightenment principles and many of its philosophers became critics of church and state and promoters of rationality and progress.
Before 1750, the German upper classes looked to France for intellectual, cultural, and architectural leadership, as French was the language of high society. By the mid-18th century, the Aufklärung (The Enlightenment) had transformed German high culture in music, philosophy, science, and literature.
Eighteenth-Century Philosophy. (Readings in the History of Philosophy). The Free Press. 1966. [1] Jing-Xing Huang and C S Huang. Philosophy, Philology, and Politics in Eighteenth-Century China. Cambridge University Press. 1995. First paperback edition. 2002. Google Books.
Biography. Philosophy. France. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. Voltaire (4 C, 27 P) Pages in category "18th-century French philosophers" The following 68 pages are in this category, out of 68 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . A. Firmin Abauzit. Abbé Denis Bizot. Jean le Rond d'Alembert.
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The Dictionary of Seventeenth-Century French Philosophers presents, in alphabetical order, the work of 582 authors of philosophical texts between 1601 and 1700. Understanding the seventeenth-century use of the term ‘philosophy’ in its broadest sense, this dictionary is an encyclopaedia of Early Modern thought encompassing intellectual ...
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau, (28 June 1712 [1] – 2 July 1778) was a famous French-speaking philosopher. He was born in Geneva, Switzerland [1] and always described himself as being Genevan. [2] Early life. Rousseau lived in the 18th century during the Age of Enlightenment.
