Age of Enlightenment

What was the main value for Enlightenment thinkers?

• Faith

• Tradition

• Reason

• Superstition

According to Enlightenment philosophers, what would lead humanity to enlightenment?

• Blind belief in tradition

• Application of reason

• Religious fanaticism

• Submission to authority

What did Enlightenment philosophers oppose in terms of knowledge?

• Superstition and reason

• Progressivism and cosmopolitanism

• Rationalism and empiricism

• Authority and tradition

What did Enlightenment thinkers believe about human progress?

• Progress was achievable through reason and observation

• Progress required submission to authority

• Progress was impossible

• Progress relied solely on faith

Which philosophical idea emphasizes that humans gain knowledge through their faculty of reason?

• Empiricism

• Progressivism

• Rationalism

• Cosmopolitanism

What is the central idea of empiricism?

• Knowledge comes from faith alone

• Knowledge comes from experience and observation

• Knowledge comes from tradition

• Knowledge comes from authority

What does progressivism require?

• The belief that progress is impossible

• The belief in religious fanaticism

• The belief in blind adherence to tradition

• The belief that humans can make unlimited, linear progress over time

How did Enlightenment thinkers view themselves in relation to the world?

• As actively engaged citizens of the world

• As passive observers

• As provincial and close-minded individuals

• As followers of authority

What did Enlightenment philosophers oppose in terms of societal structure?

• Progressivism

• Absolutism and religious intolerance

• Rationalism

• Cosmopolitanism

What was the primary goal of Enlightenment thought?

• To promote superstition

• To be ruled by reason, not prejudice

• To maintain the Old Regime

• To uphold religious fanaticism