How did the Enlightenment transform the way people thought in the eighteenth century? Describe the ideology of the Enlightenment
What will be an ideal response?
A. Changes in thought
1. in the early eighteenth century
a. sufficiency of science became a common assumption
b. great surge of optimism
c. perfectibility of man
d. the infallibility of reason
e. the reality of the observed world
2. second half of the eighteenth century
a. intellectuals rediscovered the power of feelings over reason and
sensations over thoughts
b. enduring faith that freedom can energize human goodness
c. happiness is worth pursuing in this life
d. science and reason—despite their limitations—can unlock progress
and enhance lives
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