Paragraph 4.2 - The Age of Reason - 2021

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Paragraph 4.2 - The Age of Reason 

What does light do?

Enlightenment

the quest to rid the world of dark ideas such as ignorance, irriationality, intolerance and inequality 

ignorance

irriationality

intolerance

inequality

the quality of being illogical or unreasonable.

a lack of knowledge and information

difference in size, degree, circumstances, etc.; lack of equality

unwillingness to accept views, beliefs, or behaviour that differ from one's own.

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'Different from the scientific revolution' (TB 89) 

Differences

• 17th century scientist: natural sciences. Small impact for everyday lives/use science to explain god
• 18th centurty scientist: using science and reason for politics/use science to question or deny god

Mind the gape 

There are significant                               between the scientific revolution and the 

Enlightenment. The focus of scientific research in the                                  

century was on                                  sciences and their work didn’t immediately have an 

impact on the lives of                                 people. The eighteenth century philosophers 

on the other hand, tried to apply                                thinking to topics like

 and                                using                               reasoning.

rational 

differences 

17th

politics 

oridinary

natural 

economics

scientific

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'Philosophers' (TB 89) 

Philosophers

• 18th century thinkers called themselves philosophers: Lover of knowledge, not just science
• Goals: Making life better for mankind: rational optimism/ Every person has basic human rights

In the theory you can find the following statement: ‘Furthermore, the contact with indigenous people through global exploration forced thinkers to question their own ideas and morals.’ Explain this statement in your own words.