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[https://www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/history-art/the-enlightenment/content-section-3 by The Open University] | [https://www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/history-art/the-enlightenment/content-section-3 by The Open University] | ||
The Enlightenment's dedication to reason and knowledge did not come out of the blue. After all, scholars had for centuries been adding to humanity's stock of knowledge. The new emphasis, however, was on empirical knowledge: that is, knowledge or opinion grounded in experience. This experience might include scientific experiments or firsthand observation or experience of people, behaviour, politics, society or anything else touching the natural and the human. For any proposition to be accepted as true, it must be verifiable, capable of practical demonstration. | The Enlightenment's dedication to reason and knowledge did not come out of the blue. After all, scholars had for centuries been adding to humanity's stock of knowledge. The new emphasis, however, was on empirical knowledge: that is, knowledge or opinion grounded in experience. This experience might include scientific experiments or firsthand observation or experience of people, behaviour, politics, society or anything else touching the natural and the human. For any proposition to be accepted as true, it must be verifiable, capable of practical demonstration. | ||
=====The Enlightenment (1650-1800)===== | |||
[https://www.sparknotes.com/history/the-enlightenment/ by sparknotes] | |||
The Enlightenment (1650-1800) is guide Number 7 of the 16 SparkNotes guides for studying European History. It describes the late 17th century and 18th century flourishing of new ideas and fresh thinking throughout Europe spurred by philosophers including John Locke, René Descartes, and Immanuel Kant and given voice in the works of Voltaire, Mozart, Goethe, and other creative geniuses. This study guide is preceded by our guide for The Scientific Revolution (1550-1700) and followed by our The French Revolution (1789–1799) guide. | |||
