(the enlightenment)

  • 1(the) Enlightenment — the Enlightenment UK [ɪnˈlaɪt(ə)nmənt] US an intellectual movement in 18th century Europe that emphasized the importance of human thought and science rather than religious belief http://www.macmillandictionary.com/med2cd/weblinks/enlightenment… …

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  • 2The Enlightenment — Europe’s 18th century when encyclopedias appeared in France and England; when Voltaire and Lavoisier were matched across the Channel by Paine and Priestley …

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  • 3the enlightenment — movement in the 17th and 18th centuries that emphasized man s ability to reason …

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  • 4the Enlightenment — UK [ɪnˈlaɪt(ə)nmənt] / US an intellectual movement in 18th century Europe that emphasized the importance of human thought and science rather than religious belief …

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  • 5The REFORMATION, THE RENAISSANCE, AND THE ENLIGHTENMENT —    The use of Latin as a medium of writing changed with the coming of the Lutheran Reformation. In Lutheranism the individual s relationship with God is paramount, and reading sacred scripture is a primary means by which that relationship can be… …

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  • 6Women in the Enlightenment — The active role of women during the Enlightenment has always been a strongly debated topic. Some support that women were completely oppressed and kept to the private sphere; some go so far as to say they were kept to be kept in the house. Others… …

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  • 7Three Critics of the Enlightenment — Infobox Book name = Three Critics of the Enlightenment: Vico, Hamann, Herder title orig = translator = image caption = Cover of the 2000 hardback first edition author = Isaiah Berlin illustrator = cover artist = country = language = series =… …

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  • 8Enlightenment (concept) — Enlightenment broadly means wisdom or understanding enabling clarity of perception. However, the English word covers two concepts which can be quite distinct: religious or spiritual enlightenment (German: Erleuchtung ) and secular or intellectual …

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  • 9Enlightenment Intensive — Enlightenment Intensives are modern group retreats designed to enable individuals to experience that which is traditionally known as kensho, satori, samadhi, or enlightenment in a relatively short period of time. The typical Intensive is just… …

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  • 10Enlightenment I (The French): science, materialism and determinism — The French Enlightenment I: science, materialism and determinism Peter Jimack The French Enlightenment is not just a convenient label devised by historians of philosophy, and the thinkers to be discussed in this chapter and the next were for the… …

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