why had ideas of enlightenment collided with the reality of 20th century
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The ideas of enlightenment collided with the reality of 20th century
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- In the 18th, Enlightenment, also called the "Age of Reason", was an intellectual & cultural movement that stressed rationality over superstition and intelligence over blind faith. Many from the press such as Isaac Newton, John Locke, & Voltaire had challenged the knowledge they had gained, and they are spreading new ideas of transparency, science and religious tolerance all thru Europe and America
- Several ideas dominated Enlightenment thought, including rationalism, empiricism, progressivism, and cosmopolitanism.
- Rationalism is the belief that individuals are able to obtain knowledge through their faculty of rationality. This rationalism was a "sharp turn" from the existing idea that people had to rely on the scriptures or church authority to obtain knowledge.
- Empiricism promoted the idea that knowledge comes from experience and observation of the world.
- Progressivism is the conviction that individuals will make continuous, incremental progress over time through their powers of rationality and observation; this idea was increasingly important in reaction to the destruction and rebellion of English Civil wars in the 17th century.
- Cosmopolitanism represented eventually the vision of illuminators as committed citizens of the world in contrast to local & close-minded men. Altogether, Enlightenment thinkers endeavoured to be ruled by reason, not prejudice.
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