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The '''Enlightenment''' was a philosophical movement in the 1700s that emphasized an intellectual approach rejecting traditional social, political and (sometimes) religious views. It held that humans were essentially good and that reason was the best way to discover truth.

The '''Enlightenment''' was a philosophical movement in the 1700s characterized by [[rationalism]], or "any view appealing to reason as a source of knowledge or justification".  This view often rejected traditional social, political and religious views.  

Philosophers in the Enlightenment felt that breakthroughs in science, such as news in the late 1600s of [[Isaac Newton]]’s discoveries, could be duplicated in other fields through a systematic and logical approach. Some of the Enlightenment thinkers rejected and even criticized Christianity, as many were [[deists]]. There were Enlightenment philosophers in England, France and even the American colonies.  There were stunning new works in classical music, and the arts flourished in what is known as the neo-classical period.

Writers during the Enlightenment assumed that science, beginning in the late 1600s with [[Isaac Newton]], could be duplicated in other fields through a systematic and logical approach. Some of the "enlightened" authors of the period even rejected and criticized Christianity.  Many were [[deists]]. There were Enlightenment philosophy took root in England, France and even the American colonies.   

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