Vol. 1 No. 9 (2026), Articles
Vol. 1 No. 9 (2026)

Enlightenment Ideas in Daniel Defoe’s Novel “Robinson Crusoe”

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Published 2026-09-29
Sobirova Mahfuza
Student at Mamun University, Khiva
Ahmadiy Gulchehra
Student at Mamun University, Khiva
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Keywords

Enlightenment, Daniel Defoe, “Robinson Crusoe,” rationalism, natural law, bourgeois individualism, theory of progress.

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Sobirova Mahfuza, & Ahmadiy Gulchehra. (2026). Enlightenment Ideas in Daniel Defoe’s Novel “Robinson Crusoe”. ILM-FAN VA INNOVATSION TADQIQOTLAR JURNALI, 1(9), 38-42. https://innopublication.com/index.php/jsirs/article/view/1224
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Abstract

The article analyzes the philosophical and ideological content of Daniel Defoe’s novel “The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe” (1719) in the context of European Enlightenment ideas. It examines key categories of Enlightenment thought, such as rationalism, the cult of labor, the theory of natural law, the idea of progress, and concepts of the “natural man.” The article concludes that the novel represents an artistic realization of the Enlightenment model of the individual and society.

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