Concepedia

Popular Enlightenment

Popular Enlightenment is a cultural and intellectual movement within the broader Enlightenment that distinguishes itself by disseminating rational, scientific, and moral knowledge to the non-elite public through accessible literary forms, educational media, and vernacular discourse.

82

Publications

4.1K

Citations

83

Authors

24

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

2

Variants

Popularphilosophie

Parents

Publications

82

Why people believe weird things: pseudoscience, superstition, and other confusions of our time

Choice Reviews Online · 1997 · 422 citations

, , +13

The creation of the modern world: the untold story of the British Enlightenment

Choice Reviews Online · 2001 · 353 citations

, , +12

Hearing things: religion, illusion, and the American Enlightenment

Choice Reviews Online · 2001 · 313 citations

, , +9

The Founders and the Classics: Greece, Rome, and the American Enlightenment

James McLachlan, Carl J. Richard · History of Education Quarterly · 1995 · 197 citations

, , +12

Hearing Things: Religion, Illusion, and the American Enlightenment

Margaret C. Jacob, Leigh Eric Schmidt · The William and Mary Quarterly · 2001 · 154 citations

, , +9

1–5 of 82

Authors

83

  1. CJ
    Carl J. Richard

    4 publications · 289 citations

    4

    h-index

  2. DS
    Douglas Sloan

    Columbia University, United States

    4 publications · 189 citations

    4

    h-index

  3. GW
    Garry Wills

    George Washington University, United States

    3 publications · 125 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. MR
    Michael R. Lynn

    Purdue University West Lafayette, United States

    2 publications · 28 citations

    2

    h-index

  5. LR
    Lionel Rothkrug

    2 publications · 96 citations

    2

    h-index

1–5 of 83

Institutions

24

  1. Princeton University

    Princeton, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    163 citations

  2. College of Staten Island

    New York, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    55 citations

  3. Queen Mary University of London

    London, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    12 citations

  4. King's College London

    London, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    19 citations

  5. Central Michigan University

    Mount Pleasant, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    32 citations

  6. University of Sussex

    Brighton, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    43 citations

  7. University of Bristol

    Bristol, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    49 citations

  8. SOAS University of London

    London, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    28 citations

1–8 of 24

Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 14 publications · 1.5K citations

    14

    h-index

  2. The American Historical Review

    AHR · 7 publications · 196 citations

    7

    h-index

  3. The William and Mary Quarterly

    5 publications · 378 citations

    5

    h-index

  4. Journal of American History

    4 publications · 123 citations

    4

    h-index

  5. Intellectual History Review

    IHR · 3 publications · 66 citations

    3

    h-index

1–5