The Age of Reason Flashcards

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Enlightenment

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movement emphasizing reason and individualism

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Voltaire

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philosopher known for advocacy of freedom of speech and religion

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1687

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of Newton’s "Principia Mathematica"

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John Locke

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who argued for natural rights and social contract

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Deism

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in a rational God who does not intervene in the universe

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Montesquieu vs. Rousseau

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separation of powers; Rousseau: general will and popular sovereignty

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Scientific Revolution’s impact on Enlightenment

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methods and confidence for rational inquiry and skepticism

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Salons

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gatherings where Enlightenment ideas were discussed and spread

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Enlightened Absolutism

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adopting Enlightenment ideas while maintaining power

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Denis Diderot’s Encyclopedia

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of knowledge promoting secular and rational thought