The Age of Enlightenment History Essay
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The author states that the word ‘Enlightenment’ signified the ignorance of the Dark Age giving place to the ‘light’ of reason, or truth. Rationality was the basis of all thinking. This philosophy was applied to art, economy, religion, and also to political thought, leading to ‘enlightened politics.’