The Enlightenment was termed such because it:
a. embraced the idea of a heliocentric universe in a society of devoted intellectuals.
b. was carried out by only a few "enlightened" thinkers who were often opposed by political and religious leaders.
c. proposed a fusion of religious ideas of Christianity and Buddhism
d. suggested that open criticism and change of society would lighten the oppression of absolutist leaders
e. provided that new science would "light" the way to a better society.
ANSWER:
b
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