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What was the defining characteristic of the Enlightenment?
What was the defining characteristic of the Enlightenment?
The insistence on the power and authority of human reason and the rejection of superstition.
What did Enlightenment thinkers encourage people to do?
What did Enlightenment thinkers encourage people to do?
Use their own reason to discover truth and question traditional modes of authority, especially the church.
What were Enlightenment theories focused on?
What were Enlightenment theories focused on?
The rational powers of each person, rather than an organized social body such as the state.
What emerged from the Enlightenment tradition?
What emerged from the Enlightenment tradition?
Who were some famous Enlightenment thinkers?
Who were some famous Enlightenment thinkers?
Who were the Enlightenment thinkers critical of?
Who were the Enlightenment thinkers critical of?
What did John Locke believe about human nature?
What did John Locke believe about human nature?
What did rationalists believe about reason and observation?
What did rationalists believe about reason and observation?
What did empiricists believe about knowledge?
What did empiricists believe about knowledge?
How did Enlightenment thinkers view political authority?
How did Enlightenment thinkers view political authority?
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