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Deism
Belief
Epistemology
Reason
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Age of Enlightenment

The Enlightenment Begins An effort to apply the methods and principles of the scientific revolution to issues of political, economic, and social: REFORM (reason, nature, not revolution, progress) Enlightment thought Reason? ?The Age of Reason? Idea: ?test of reason? Test what? Custom and tradition, everything is subject to testing Purpose? Distinguish between Reasonable authority Acts reasonable Within natural rights Arbitrary authority Acts unreasonable Failing to express as reason Call for reform Q: Authority? Call out? ask How is this justifiable?? In end?? Criteria? The ?test? key Experience....explanation consisten with things observed now,,, if not doesn?t pass reason test Utility Use? Benefit to mankind? If doesn?t benefit?no reason to continue

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