HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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a time of rebirth
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a time when science ruled
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a time with people used reason and logic to explain the world
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a time when technology ruled
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Detailed explanation-1: -They argued that by using reason and science, people could study the nature of the human individual and could understand the causes of problems facing their society. Instead of simply accepting social problems, enlightenment thinkers tried to solve them.
Detailed explanation-2: -What were the 3 major ideas of the Enlightenment? Reason, individualism and skepticism were three major ideas that came out of the Enlightenment. One person who espoused all three of these values was the French philosopher, Voltaire.
Detailed explanation-3: -Enlightenment thinkers believed that rational reasoning could apply to all forms of human activity. Their writing can be “broadly understood to stand for the claim that all individuals have the right to share their own ends for themselves rather than let others do it for them” (Pagden, 2013, p.