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According to the passage, what did Immanuel Kant claim would define an enlightened age?
According to the passage, what did Immanuel Kant claim would define an enlightened age?
- An age where individuals used their judgment (correct)
- An age where people relied on external authority
- An age where reason was not fully utilized
- An age where superstition and prejudice were prevalent
What did Immanuel Kant say he was living in?
What did Immanuel Kant say he was living in?
- An age of enlightenment (correct)
- An age of prejudice
- An age of blind authority
- An age of superstition
What was another name for the Age of Enlightenment?
What was another name for the Age of Enlightenment?
- The Age of Rationalism
- The Age of Reason (correct)
- The Age of Deism
- The Age of Empiricism
What did Enlightenment philosophers seek to articulate?
What did Enlightenment philosophers seek to articulate?
Which of the following was NOT a key development during the Age of Enlightenment?
Which of the following was NOT a key development during the Age of Enlightenment?
Which Enlightenment thinker is known for his version of empiricism rooted in the senses?
Which Enlightenment thinker is known for his version of empiricism rooted in the senses?
Who among the United Kingdom Enlightenment thinkers is best known for his contributions to social contract theory?
Who among the United Kingdom Enlightenment thinkers is best known for his contributions to social contract theory?
Which Enlightenment principle did Baron de Montesquieu emphasize in relation to government?
Which Enlightenment principle did Baron de Montesquieu emphasize in relation to government?
Who is credited with laying out physical laws in physics that support the view of explaining the observable world in rational terms during the Enlightenment?
Who is credited with laying out physical laws in physics that support the view of explaining the observable world in rational terms during the Enlightenment?
What characterized Locke's social contract theory in contrast to Hobbes' theory?
What characterized Locke's social contract theory in contrast to Hobbes' theory?
What was Isaac Newton famous for contributing to?
What was Isaac Newton famous for contributing to?
Which religious belief was Newton's understanding of natural laws compatible with?
Which religious belief was Newton's understanding of natural laws compatible with?
Who offered a theory of knowledge that emphasized rejecting beliefs that can be doubted?
Who offered a theory of knowledge that emphasized rejecting beliefs that can be doubted?
Which American Enlightenment thinker was known for studying electricity and publishing Poor Richard's Almanac?
Which American Enlightenment thinker was known for studying electricity and publishing Poor Richard's Almanac?
What was one of the main contributions of James Madison to political theory?
What was one of the main contributions of James Madison to political theory?
