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	Enlightenment may refer to: Spirituality and religion Enlightenment (concept) Enlightenment (concept) Enlightenment broadly means wisdom or understanding enabling clarity of perception. However, the English language word covers two concepts which can be quite distinct: religion or spiritual enlightenment and secular or intellectual enlightenment.... , religious or intellectual Mysticism Mysticism Mysticism is the pursuit of communion with, Unio Mystica with, or conscious awareness of an ultimate reality, divinity, Spirituality, or God through direct experience, intuition, or insight.... , pursuit of communion with an ultimate reality History Ionian Enlightenment Ionian Enlightenment The Ionian Enlightenment is a term used to describe the advances in scientific thought, naturalistic explanations, and the application of rational and scientific criticisms to all spheres of life in Ionia of ancient Greece in 6th century BC.... , the origin of ancient Greek advances in philosophy and science Age of Enlightenment Age of Enlightenment The Age of Enlightenment or The Enlightenment is a term used to describe a time in Western philosophy and cultural life centered upon the eighteenth century, in which rationalism was advocated as the primary source and legitimacy for authority.... , period in Western history and its corresponding movement Scottish Enlightenment Scottish Enlightenment The Scottish Enlightenment was the period in 18th century Scotland characterised by an outpouring of intellectual and scientific accomplishments.... , period in 18th century Scotland American Enlightenment American Enlightenment The American Enlightenment is a term sometimes employed to describe the intellectual culture of the British North American colonies and the early United States .... , intellectual culture of the British North American colonies and the early United States Enlightenment in Poland Enlightenment in Poland The ideas of the Age of Enlightenment in Poland were developed later than in the Western Europe, as Polish bourgeoisie was weaker, and szlachta culture together with the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth political system were in deep crisis.... , ideas of the Age of Enlightenment in Poland Catholic Enlightenment Catholic Enlightenment The term Catholic Enlightenment refers to a heterogeneous phenomenon in Ancien R?gime Europe and Latin America. It stands for the Church policy pursued by a Catholic enlightened monarch and/or his ministers as well as for a "reform movement" within the Roman Catholic clergy to find answers to the ever-growing secularism of that period: In co... , movement within Catholicism to find answers to the secularism of the Enlightenment Russian Enlightenment Russian Enlightenment The Russian Age of Enlightenment was a period in the eighteenth century in which the government began to actively encourage the proliferation of arts and sciences.... , a period in the eighteenth century in which the government in Russia began to actively encourage the proliferation of arts and sciences Enlightenment Spain Enlightenment Spain The Age of Enlightenment came to Spain in the eighteenth century with a House of Bourbon#Spain after the decay of the Spanish economy, bureaucracy, and empire in the latter years of House of Habsburg#Spanish Habsburgs: Kings of Spain.2C Kings of Portugal .281580.E2.80.931640.29.... , Bourbon period of reform and 'enlightened despotism' Counter-Enlightenment Counter-Enlightenment "Counter-Enlightenment" is a term used to refer to a movement that arose in the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries in opposition to the eighteenth century Age of Enlightenment.... , movement that arose in the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries in opposition to the eighteenth century Enlightenment Diafotismos Diafotismos Diafotismos , The Modern Greek Enlightenment was an ideological, philological, linguistic and philosophical movement among 18th century Greeks that attempted to translate the ideas and values of European Age of Enlightenment into the Greek world of ideas.... , the Modern Greek Enlightenment, national revival and educational movement among 18th century Greeks Haskalah Haskalah Haskalah , the Jewish Enlightenment, was a movement among European Jews in the late 18th century that advocated adopting Age of Enlightenment values, pressing for better Social integration into European society, and increasing education in secular studies, Hebrew language, and Jewish history.... , Jewish Enlightenment, movement among European Jews in the late 18th century Computing Enlightenment (window manager), an X Window System window manager Enlightenment Foundation Libraries Enlightenment Foundation Libraries The Enlightenment Foundation Libraries, or EFL, is a set of open source graphical software libraries that grew out of the Enlightenment window manager project and is developed by Enlightenment.org with some sponsorship from Terra Soft Solutions.... , software libraries that grew out of the Enlightenment window manager project Enlightened Sound Daemon Enlightened Sound Daemon In computing, the Enlightened Sound Daemon is the sound server for Enlightenment and GNOME.ESD will mix together the simultaneous audio output of multiple running programs, and output the resulting stream to the sound card.... , the sound server for the Enlightenment window manager Film and television Enlightenment (Doctor Who) Enlightenment (Doctor Who) *Enlightenment* is a List of Doctor Who serials in the United Kingdom science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was originally broadcast in four twice-weekly parts from March 1 to March 9, 1983.... , a Doctor Who serial Enlightenment Guaranteed Enlightenment Guaranteed *Erleuchtung garantiert* is a 2002 German film directed by Doris D?rrie about two brothers, Uwe and Gustav , who travel to Japan to sort out the mess of their lives.... , 2002 German film Music Enlightenment (album) Enlightenment (album) *Enlightenment* is an album by Northern Ireland singer-songwriter Van Morrison, released in 1990 . It reached #5 in the UK charts and Real Real Gone charted at #18 in Mainstream Rock Tracks.... , 1990 album by Van Morrison "Enlightenment" (Van Morrison song) Enlightenment (Van Morrison song) "'Enlightenment'" is a single written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison and included on his 1990 album Enlightenment .Biographer Brian Hinton comments "'Enlightenment' is actually the opposite of what it sounds: it is full of doubt, not affirmation.... , 1990 song by Van Morrison Enlightened Rogues Enlightened Rogues *Enlightened Rogues* is a studio album by The Allman Brothers Band released in 1979 on the Polydor and Capricorn labels. It was from the first reunion of the band following their 1976 dissolution.... , 1979 album by The Allman Brothers Band enLighten EnLighten enLighten is a Southern gospel music channel on XM Satellite Radio channel 34, Sirius Satellite Radio channel 67 and is available on DirectTV channel 828.... , XM Satellite Radio Christian music channel Enlighten Me Enlighten Me "Enlighten Me" is a single by Echo & the Bunnymen which was released in October 1990. It was the first single released by the band following Ian McCulloch 's departure and subsequent replacement by Noel Burke as singer and it was the only single to be released from their 1990 album Reverberation .... , 2002 album by Masterplan Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment is a British authentic performance orchestra. The OAE is a resident orchestra of the Southbank Centre, London, and associate orchestra at Glyndebourne Festival Opera.... , British period instrument orchestra Philosophy and politics Enlightened self-interest Enlightened self-interest Enlightenment self-interest is a philosophy in ethics which states that persons who act to further the interests of others , ultimately serve their own self-interest.... , philosophy in ethics Enlightened absolutism Enlightened absolutism Enlightened absolutism is a form of absolute monarchy or despotism in which rulers were influenced by the Age of Enlightenment. Enlightened monarchs embraced the principles of the Enlightenment, especially its emphasis upon rationality, and applied them to their territories.... , benevolent despotism, form of absolute monarchy Enlightened Moderation Enlightened moderation Enlightened moderation is "The quality or state of becoming rational or having reasoning power,? or ?Being able to think clearly and make decisions based on the reason rather than of emotions.?... , Pervez Musharraf's vision of a personal philosophy for Muslims Other Project Enlightenment Project Enlightenment Project Enlightenment is an educational program provided by the Wake County Public School System to provide early childhood education and intervention services.... , an educational program Enlighten Harm Reduction Enlighten Harm Reduction Enlighten Harm Reduction is an organisation based in Melbourne, Victoria, dedicated to informing drug users of what different chemicals are in their drugs by using various tests.... , an Australian organisation offering chemical testing services to recreational drug users See also Illumination (disambiguation)