3 Central Concepts:
1). Progress is inevitable
2). Methods of natural science can be used to understand all aspects of life (Reasoning --> nothing accepted purely on faith)
3). Scientific method is capable of discovering laws of human nature
4 Tenets:
1). Progress
2). Reason
3). Toleration
4). Optimism
The most important concept of the enlightenment was to question things. Everything was to be examined, questioned, and examined.
Science and reason
Questioning everything
Reason
Questioning everything
Reason.
Benjamin Franklin
the power of reason is the most important.
Enlightenment broadly means wisdom or understanding enabling clarity of perception. Scientists, literary men, and thinkers believed in the supremacy of reason. They demanded practical changes against injustice and so that people were considered as equal. They often attacked the government, the church, and the judicial systems of their country.
Elected Representives
It provided more reason to the questions of the scientists or thinkers.
The most important concepts of the enlightenment were the use of reason, science, and progress.
Reason.
The most important math concept is the idea of zero.
the enlightenment concept of nature is he the key to unlocking new mysteries of nature in the 1500s and 1600s.
The pact of the enlightenment that was most important was the impact it had on today's legal codes and governmental structures. Without the Enlightenment, many countries would not exist today, including the United States.
Moksha
Benjamin Franklin
Maybe the most important concept is probably bullying. :) -Michael B. ;)
Separation of powers
The most significant legacy of the Enlightenment was the concept of individual freedoms and liberty for people. It lead to the rise of democracy and the fall of autocracy in the Western world.
the power of reason is the most important.
locke and newton