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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.
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.
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]]. Enlightenment philosophy took root in England, France and even the American colonies.
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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[[Category:History]]