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Characteristics
 .Also known as the age of reason or the enlightenment.
 People believed that the universe was an orderly place that could be understood
by using reason.
 Believed that reason could result in advances in science, a better government.
 Emphasis on reason beliefs to be accepted on the basis of reason.
Themes
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The appearance of "reason"
The main political thinkers began to evaluate how society and politics could be better
structured through reason.
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Scientific revolution
In this era science was one of the biggest factors for the great countries, new discoveries
were beginning to advance, and the details of experimentation and discovery were
consumed with enthusiasm by the reading public.
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Political freedoms, contracts and rights
In this era these arguments were very common since there were many agreements with
large societies or the church and people must have known these arguments so many spent
their time reading these articles. In the late eighteenth century, most European nations
harbored movements calling for political reform, inspired by radical enlightened ideals
who advocated clean breaks from tyranny, monarchy, and absolutism.
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