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Enlightment
It'a a term regarding a spiritual movement in Europe mainly France in round 18th century. Its main representatives were French Encyclopedists, such as Jean Jacques Rousseau, and Montesquieu. Enlightment involves with rationalism and new ideas on society, thus prevailing against obsurantism of Middle Ages in all fields.
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