18th century in philosophy
This is a timeline of the 18th century in philosophy.
Events
- The Age of Enlightenment
- 1700 - Gokulanatha Upadhyaya was made court pandit to Maharaja Madhave Sinha of Mithila.
- 1743 - The American Philosophical Society was founded.
Publications
- 1700 - Historia religionis veterum Persarum, Thomas Hyde.
- 1700 - De Origine Juris Romani, Giovanni Vincenzo Gravina.
- 1702 - The Lives of the Ancient Philosophers.
- 1704 - Moderation Truly Stated, Mary Astell.
- 1725 - The New Science, Giambattista Vico.
- 1739-40 - A Treatise of Human Nature, David Hume.
- 1748 - An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, David Hume.
- 1748 - The Spirit of the Laws, Montesquieu.
- 1748 - Man a Machine, Julien Offray de La Mettrie.
- 1751 - An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals, David Hume.
- 1756 - A Vindication of Natural Society, Edmund Burke.
- 1759 - The Theory of Moral Sentiments, Adam Smith.
- 1759 - Candide, ou l'Optimisme, Voltaire.
- 1763 - The Only Possible Argument in Support of a Demonstration of the Existence of God, Immanuel Kant.
- 1774 - On American Taxation, Edmund Burke.
- 1776 - The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith.
- 1776 - Common Sense, Thomas Paine.
- 1780 - An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation, Jeremy Bentham.
- 1781 - Critique of Pure Reason, Immanuel Kant.
- 1785 - Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, Immanuel Kant.
- 1785 - The Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy, William Paley.
- 1786 - Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science, Immanuel Kant.
- 1788 - Critique of Practical Reason, Immanuel Kant.
- 1790 - Reflections on the Revolution in France, Edmund Burke.
- 1794 - View of the Evidences of Christianity, William Paley.
- 1797 - Metaphysics of Morals, Immanuel Kant.
- 1798 - Anthropology from a Pragmatic Point of View, Immanuel Kant.
- 1798 - An Essay on the Principle of Population, Thomas Robert Malthus.
Births
- 1700 - Johann Christoph Gottsched, German philosopher and critic.
- 1703 - Jonathan Edwards, Anglican revivalist preacher and philosopher.
- 1709 - Julien Offray de La Mettrie, French materialist philosopher and physician.
- 1711 - David Hume, Scottish philosopher, economist and historian.
- 1723 - Adam Smith, Scottish economist and philosopher.
- 1724 - Immanuel Kant, German philosopher and anthropologist.
- 1725 - Giacomo Casanova, Venetian playwright and philosopher.
- 1729 - Edmund Burke, Anglo-Irish philosopher and politician.
- 1737 - Thomas Paine, American founding father and political philosopher.
- 1743 - Thomas Paley, English Anglican clergyman, Christian apologist, philosopher, and utilitarian.
- 1743 - Thomas Jefferson, American founding father and political philosopher.
- 1748 - Adam Weishaupt, German philosopher and founder of the Bavarian Illuminati.
- 1748 - Jeremy Bentham, English philosopher and social reformer regarded the founder of utilitarianism.
- 1748 - Dietrich Tiedemann, German philosopher and historian.
- 1748 - Adamantios Korais, Greek liberal scholar and philosopher.
- 1748 - Olympe de Gouges, French philosopher and political activist.
- 1766 - Thomas Robert Malthus, English economist and political theorist.
- 1776 - Sophie Germain, French physician, mathematician and philosopher.
- 1781 - Adelbert von Chamisso, German poet, writer and botanist.
- 1781 - Karl Christian Friedrich Krause, German philosopher whose doctrines became known as Krausism.
- 1781 - Bernard Bolzano, Bohemian mathematician, logician, philosopher, theologian and Catholic priest.
Deaths
- 1703 - Thomas Hyde, English orientalist, linguist and classicist.
- 1704, John Locke, English physician and philosopher known as the "father of liberalism".
- 1718 - Giovanni Vincenzo Gravina, Italian scholar and jurist.
- 1748 - Jean-Jacques Burlamaqui, Genevan legal and political theorist.
- 1751 - Julien Offray de La Mettrie, French materialist philosopher and physician.
- 1755 - Montesquieu, French historian and political philosopher.
- 1758 - Jonathan Edwards, Anglican revivalist preacher and philosopher.
- 1766 - Johann Christoph Gottsched, German philosopher and critic.
- 1776 - David Hume, Scottish philosopher, economist and historian.
- 1778 - Voltaire.
- 1790 - Adam Smith, Scottish economist and philosopher.
- 1793 - Olympe de Gouges, French philosopher and political activist.
- 1797 - Edmund Burke, Anglo-Irish philosopher and politician.
- 1798 - Giacomo Casanova, Venetian playwright and philosopher.