The term "Enlightenment," rooted in an intellectual skepticism to traditional beliefs and dogmas, denotes an "illumined" contrast to the supposed dark and superstitious character of the Middle Ages.

During the Age of Enlightenment, anything was thought possible, and for African Americans, this included freedom and equality, "the pursuit of life, liberty and happiness." Free blacks and ...

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London Philharmonic Orchestra/Jurowski, Royal Festival Hall ★★★★☆ Wagner is of course renowned for taking his time, but even so the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s ...

This approach is the result of his intellectual background, claims the historian. “He shared the idea commonly held during the Age of Enlightenment, that the enlightened, the scholars knew what was ...

Sheffield International Concert Season 2024/25 continues with a thrilling evening of baroque brilliance, as the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (OAE) takes to the stage at Sheffield City ...

The Enlightenment, also known as the Age of Reason, was an intellectual and philosophical movement that occurred in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries. Enlightenment thinkers in Britain ...