Enlightenment
Type: Concept
As of November 2026, Enlightenment has been mentioned in 2 episodes across 2 podcasts, first heard Aug 2025 on David Perell.
The Age of Enlightenment, also known as the Age of Reason or simply the Enlightenment, was a period of intellectual and cultural flourishing in Europe and Western civilization, emerging in the late 17th century in Western and Central Europe. It reached its peak in the 18th century as its ideas spread more widely across Europe and into the European colonies in the Americas and Oceania. Characterized by an emphasis on reason, empirical evidence, and the scientific method, the Enlightenment promote
| Mentioned in | 2 episodes on 2 podcasts (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Aug 2025 on David Perell |
| Field | History, Philosophy |
How do different shows talk about Enlightenment?
2 shows discussed Enlightenment in these episodes.
- Stuff You Should Know — 1 episode
- David Perell — 1 episode
Who talks about Enlightenment on podcasts?
Josh Clark and David Perell brought up Enlightenment; the most recent mention was Dec 2025 on Stuff You Should Know.
- The Brutal History of Prison Labor | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW on Stuff You Should Know (Dec 2025) — Josh Clark
- Oxford Professor: AI Is Humanity’s Attempt to Make God — John Lennox on David Perell (Aug 2025) — David Perell
What is Enlightenment mentioned alongside?
Enlightenment is most often mentioned alongside Materialism, C. S. Lewis and James Clerk Maxwell.
Mentioned together: Materialism, C. S. Lewis, James Clerk Maxwell, God-breathed (Theopneustos), ChatGPT, Elon Musk, Brain Lateralization (Left Brain/Right Brain Theory), Berlin, Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, Imago Dei