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The Enlightenment was an intellectual movement in Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries that celebrated reason and knowledge. It marked a progression in what humans believed about themselves and the universe. Enlightenment thinkers and philosophers shared exciting ideas across subjects like art, culture, politics, religion, and science. This new exploration of knowledge felt like freedom, and that marked the era with a sense of optimism and happiness. It wasn’t the first time more rational ideas had made their way to the public. In the late Middle Ages renewed interest in Greek philosophers like Aristotle encouraged scholars to reason their way to truth. | The Enlightenment was an intellectual movement in Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries that celebrated reason and knowledge. It marked a progression in what humans believed about themselves and the universe. Enlightenment thinkers and philosophers shared exciting ideas across subjects like art, culture, politics, religion, and science. This new exploration of knowledge felt like freedom, and that marked the era with a sense of optimism and happiness. It wasn’t the first time more rational ideas had made their way to the public. In the late Middle Ages renewed interest in Greek philosophers like Aristotle encouraged scholars to reason their way to truth. | ||
=====The Enlightenment===== | |||
[https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-enlightenment-9780198916284?cc=ke&lang=en& by J. C. D. Clark OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS] | |||
Offers an alternative to conventional but inconsistent interpretations of the Enlightenment | |||
