The French Enlightenment (French: les Lumières françaises, lit. '"the French Lights"'), (1715-1789) [1] was the intellectual and cultural movement that flourished in 18th-century France, forming a central part of the Age of Enlightenment (historically known in French as les Lumières, lit. '"the Lights"'). The movement placed emphasis on reason and skepticism.
The French Enlightenment (French: les Lumières françaises, lit. '"the French Lights"'), (1715-1789) [1] was the intellectual and cultural movement that flourished in 18th-century France, forming a central part of the Age of Enlightenment (historically known in French as les Lumières, lit. '"the Lights"'). The movement placed emphasis on reason and skepticism.
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