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Who were some of the Enlightenment thinkers mentioned in the text?
Who were some of the Enlightenment thinkers mentioned in the text?
- Immanuel Kant, Thomas Hobbes, and David Hume
- Galileo Galilei, Johannes Kepler, and Rene Descartes
- Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates
- John Locke, Isaac Newton, and Voltaire (correct)
What was emphasized in the Enlightenment movement?
What was emphasized in the Enlightenment movement?
- Tradition over innovation and authority over inquiry
- Emotion over logic and faith over reason
- Reason over superstition and science over blind faith (correct)
- Superstition over reason and blind faith over science
What is one of the legacies of the Enlightenment according to the text?
What is one of the legacies of the Enlightenment according to the text?
- An age of light replacing an age of darkness (correct)
- A return to unquestioned acceptance of knowledge
- A resurgence of superstition and blind faith
- A decline in intellectual curiosity
Who were some of the prominent Enlightenment thinkers mentioned in the text?
Who were some of the prominent Enlightenment thinkers mentioned in the text?
What was emphasized in the Enlightenment movement?
What was emphasized in the Enlightenment movement?
How is the Enlightenment often regarded in Western civilization?
How is the Enlightenment often regarded in Western civilization?
What was the belief about the nature of man according to the writers and philosophers of the 18th century?
What was the belief about the nature of man according to the writers and philosophers of the 18th century?
What was the primary focus of literature at the beginning of the 18th century in England?
What was the primary focus of literature at the beginning of the 18th century in England?
What was the view of the 18th century society on real civilization compared to the old classical civilization of Greece and Rome?
What was the view of the 18th century society on real civilization compared to the old classical civilization of Greece and Rome?
What was the objective of the public movement initiated by the writers and philosophers of the 18th century?
What was the objective of the public movement initiated by the writers and philosophers of the 18th century?
What characterized the literature at the beginning of the 18th century in England?
What characterized the literature at the beginning of the 18th century in England?
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