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The Enlightenment was a cultural, philosophical and intellectual movement in Europe during the 18th century, that emerged as a response to the dogmatic belief in authority. During this period, a cultural movement or movement of intellectuals arose with the aim of promoting the use of reason and philosophizing. They stated that reason relies only on facts, however hidden they may be. The Enlightenment thus stood for the promotion of science and intellectual exchange. Its propagandists fought against superstition, abuse of law in church and state, intolerance and stood up for certain fundamental rights, such as life and liberty.
In turn, the French Revolution took the ideals of the Enlightenment, especially the defense of natural rights as common to all men, in order to demonstrate against the monarchical absolutism of the time.
