In “The Enlightenment’s Most Dangerous Woman,” Andrew Janiak, a professor of philosophy at Duke University, challenges the way Du Châtelet is remembered today.

J.S. Bach’s music may speak to people of all faiths and no faith, but that doesn’t make him a product of Enlightenment-era liberalism. By Barton Swaim Dec. 21, 2023 6:05 pm ET Share ...

Professor Andrew Burstein talked about the Enlightenment era in America and the ideas that shaped the politics and morals of the Revolutionary generation. He spoke about Benjamin Franklin's ...

Thomas Jefferson, Deist beliefs, and the Founders’ secular vision shaped religious liberty in the United States., emphasizing freedom and democracy over dogma.

Li Zehou, who was one of China’s most revered intellectuals and who authored numerous books on the history of Chinese philosophy and aesthetics, died Tuesday at his Colorado home. He was 91 years old.

The Enlightenment-era French artist, now the focus of a show at the Morgan Library & Museum, depicted bawdy mythologies, extravagant revelries and the many spectacles of Paris.