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11(the) Age of Enlightenment — the Age of Enlightenment [the Age of Enlightenment] (also the Age of Reason) a period in Europe in the 18th century when many writers and ↑thinkers began to question established beliefs, e.g. in the authority of kings or of the Church, in favo …
12(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… …
13Enlightenment — the Enlightenment a period in the eighteenth century when many writers and scientists believed that science and knowledge, not religion, could improve people s lives …
14The Race Question — is a UNESCO statement issued on 18 July, 1950 following World War II. Signed by some of the leading researchers of the time, in the field of psychology, biology, cultural anthropology and ethnology, it questioned the foundations of scientific… …
15The Select Society — The Select Society, established as The St. Giles Society but soon renamed, was an intellectual society in 18th century Edinburgh, Scotland.Emerson, Roger L. The Social Composition of Enlightened Scotland: The Select Society of Edinburgh, 1754… …
16The Modern Project — is a general name for the political and philosophical movement that gave (and gives) rise to modernity, broadly understood. This endeavor was begun by certain figures in the late Middle Ages and Renaissance to uproot Western culture from its… …
17The Lazy Man's Guide to Enlightenment — Infobox Person name=The Lazy Man s Guide to Enlightenment caption=The Guide, First and Second Editions (1971,1972)The Lazy Man’s Guide To Enlightenment, is a philosophical essay by New Jersey born American author Thaddeus Golas (1924 1997.) The… …
18The birth of Buddha (Lalitavistara) — Lalitavistara is a biography of Gautama Buddha. On Borobudur s reliefs, the story starts from the glorious descent of the Buddha from the Tushita heaven, and ends with his first sermon in the Deer Park near Benares. [13] The relief shows the… …
19ENLIGHTENMENT — 1) a movement characterized by the historian TROELTSCH (1865 1923) as the beginning of the really modern period of European CULTURE. It had its roots in PROTESTANT CHRISTIANITY and was strongly influenced by PIETISM finding its clearest… …
20Enlightenment — noun A 17th and 18th century philosophical movement in European history; the Age of Enlightenment or Age of Reason emphasizing rationalism. He first presented a complementary<! [sic] thesis on the Enlightenment philosopher Immanuel Kant… …
