The RATIONALISM AND ENLIGHTENMENT’S SPIRIT:  THE LEADING SPIRIT OF THE FRENCH ENLIGHTENMENT PHILOSOPHY IN THE 18TH CENTURY

Trang Do; Khue Dinh Pham

doi:10.52521/kg.v21i3.13578

Authors

Trang Do Van Lang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4871-1368
Khue Dinh Pham Hanoi Architectural University, ViệtNam.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52521/kg.v21i3.13578

Keywords:

French enlightenment, rationalist spirit, enlightening ideas

Abstract

Permeating 18th-century French Enlightenment philosophy was a profound rationalist spirit and Enlightenment ideals. This intellectual movement emerged from efforts to disengage from organized religion and the church, asserting an unwavering faith in the boundless power of reason and scientific knowledge over the forces of theocracy and secular powers. This article delves into an analysis of the rationalist and Enlightenment elements within 18th-century French Enlightenment philosophy, aiming to claim its position as the prevailing spirit and the driving force of the Enlightenment-era. By examining these elements, we can draw both the values and limitations of this philosophical movement on the development of the history of human thought.

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Author Biographies

Trang Do, Van Lang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Associate Professor, Doctor of philosophy Faculty of Fundamental Sciences, Van Lang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. E-mail: trang.do@vlu.edu.vn

Khue Dinh Pham, Hanoi Architectural University, ViệtNam.

Doctor of philosophy, Hanoi Architectural University, ViệtNam. Email: khuepd@hau.edu.vn

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