his was an 18th century intellectual movement beginning in france
Age of Enlightenment The Enlightenment (also known as the Age of Enlightenment or the Age of Reason;[1] in French: le Siècle des Lumières, lit. '"the Century of Lights"' in German: Aufklärung, "Enlightenment", in Italian: L’Illuminismo, “Enlightenment” and in Spanish: La Ilustración, "Enlightenment")[2] was an intellectual and philosophical movement that dominated the world of ideas in Europe during the 18th century, "The Century of Philosophy".[3]