| Role | Significant in social change and political thought |
| Type | Artistic, literary, musical, and intellectual movement |
| Impact | Inspired people to explore and appreciate the beauty of the world while empathizing with its inhabitants |
| Origin | Prussia (late 1600s) |
| Spread | Spread to other parts of Europe during the 18th century |
| Emphasis | Emotion, passion, and the wonders of the natural world |
| Movement | Romanticism |
| Influence | Influenced by new discoveries in natural science |
