5 Questions
What was the intellectual and philosophical movement that occurred in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries?
The Age of Enlightenment
Who is known for the famous dictum 'Cogito, ergo sum' ('I think, therefore I am')?
René Descartes
What ideas were centered on the value of human happiness and the pursuit of knowledge obtained by means of reason and the evidence of the senses?
Enlightenment
What work is cited as the culmination of the Scientific Revolution and the beginning of the Enlightenment?
Isaac Newton's Principia Mathematica (1687)
What movement was preceded by the Scientific Revolution and the work of Francis Bacon and John Locke?
The Enlightenment
Study Notes
The Enlightenment
- The intellectual and philosophical movement that occurred in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries is known as the Enlightenment.
Key Figures
- René Descartes is known for the famous dictum 'Cogito, ergo sum' ('I think, therefore I am').
Core Ideas
- The Enlightenment was centered on the value of human happiness and the pursuit of knowledge obtained by means of reason and the evidence of the senses.
Key Works
- Isaac Newton's work "Principia Mathematica" is cited as the culmination of the Scientific Revolution and the beginning of the Enlightenment.
Historical Context
- The Enlightenment was preceded by the Scientific Revolution and the work of Francis Bacon and John Locke.
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