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The Enlightenment, the Age of Reason, is seen as the beginning of modern depravity.
Umberto Eco

Meaning of "Age of Reason" in the English dictionary

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WHAT DOES AGE OF REASON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Age of Reason

Age of Enlightenment

The Age of Enlightenment was a cultural movement of intellectuals beginning in late 17th-century Europe emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition. Its purpose was to reform society using reason, to challenge ideas grounded in tradition and faith, and to advance knowledge through the scientific method. It promoted scientific thought, skepticism, and intellectual interchange. The Enlightenment was a revolution in human thought. This new way of thinking was that rational thought begins with clearly stated principles, uses correct logic to arrive at conclusions, tests the conclusions against evidence, and then revises the principles in the light of the evidence. Enlightenment thinkers opposed superstition. Some Enlightenment thinkers collaborated with Enlightened despots, absolutist rulers who attempted to forcibly put some of the new ideas about government into practice. The ideas of the Enlightenment continue to exert significant influence on the culture, politics, and governments of the Western world.

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理性时代
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Edad de la Razón
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Age of Reason
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عصر العقل
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Век Разума
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Idade da Razão
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কারণ বয়স
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Age de Raison
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Umur Sebab
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Zeitalter der Vernunft
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理性の時代
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Age of Reason
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2 QUOTES WITH «AGE OF REASON»

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Umberto Eco
The Enlightenment, the Age of Reason, is seen as the beginning of modern depravity.
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Gregory Maguire
The story of 'Mirror Mirror' is in many ways a story about evolution. It's about the evolution of a child into an adult. It's about the evolution of those dwarves into something a little less rock-like, a little more humanoid. It's about the evolution of history, too, from the darkness of the Middle Ages into the light of the Age of Reason.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AGE OF REASON»

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Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age ...
This text is a classic of French post-structuralist scholarship and is widely recommended on humanities courses across a variety of disciplines.
Michel Foucault, 2001
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The Age of Reason
Set in the volatile Paris summer of 1938, The Age of Reason follows two days in the life of Mathieu Delarue, a philosophy teacher, and his circle in the cafes and bars of Montparnasse.
Jean-Paul Sartre, Satre, Jean-Paul, 2009
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A New Science: The Discovery of Religion in the Age of Reason
Guy Stroumsa offers an innovative and powerful argument that the comparative study of religion finds its origin in early modern Europe. --from publisher description
Guy G. Stroumsa, 2010
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Flesh in the Age of Reason
'As an introduction to early modern thinking and the impact of past ideas on present lives, this book can find few equals and no superiors. Porter is a witty, humane writer with an extraordinary vocabulary and a sparkling sense of fun.
Roy Porter, 2005
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Faith in the Age of Reason
This excellent addition to the Lion Histories series explores one of the most interesting periods of history - the Enlightenment of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
Jonathan Hill, 2004
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Placing the Enlightenment: Thinking Geographically about the ...
Placing the Enlightenment contends that the Age of Reason was not only a period of pioneering geographical investigation but also an age with spatial dimensions to its content and concerns.
Charles W. J. Withers, 2008
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Craze: Gin and Debauchery in an Age of Reason
A social history of the gin epidemic in eighteenth-century London offers a colorful account of the English Parliament's failed thirty-year battle against gin and the social, political, cultural, and economic impact of the gin epidemic.
Jessica Warner, 2003
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The Rose Cross and the Age of Reason: Eighteenth-Century ...
Examines the relationship between diverse iterations of Rosicrucianism and the philosophy of the Enlightenment.
Christopher McIntosh, 2012
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The Age of Reason Begins: The Story of Civilization
This is the seventh volume of the classic, Pulitzer Prize-winning series.
Will Durant, Ariel Durant, 2011
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The Lost Age of Reason: Philosophy in Early Modern India ...
Jonardon Ganeri tells the story of a fascinating period in intellectual history, when Indian philosophy moved into the modern era.
Jonardon Ganeri, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AGE OF REASON»

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American independence and the ten commandments
Hardly a surprise in that: The founders included leading thinkers and writers of the Age of Reason. They agreed on freedom of religion as a ... «The Economist, Jul 15»
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Edward Achorn: Paths to freedom
Jefferson's home on the mountaintop, Monticello, displays the symmetry, proportion and classical beauty beloved by the Age of Reason. Still ... «The Providence Journal, Jul 15»
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Lebron James And Tony Romo Humiliated By Director Judd …
He repeated that achievement two years later with the Age of Reason single and album also peaking at the top spot. Chart toppers ... Farnham ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
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Melissa Berkelhammer evicted: The delusion of being a NYC socialite
In the age of reason and self determination, one must rely on themselves and be at peace with that, even pretty young girls who so often use ... «scallywagandvagabond, Jul 15»
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Jessica Rinaldi / Reuters
"We are on the cusp of an epic shift,” according to Jeremy Rifkin's 2010 book The Empathetic Civilization. “The Age of Reason is being eclipsed ... «The Atlantic, Jul 15»
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White Reaper "Last 4th of July" (video)
For the song's official music video, they utilize footage from the upcoming film The Age of Reason. Watching two boys beat the shit out of a car ... «Exclaim!, Jul 15»
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James Boswell was more than a biographer, he put the …
The Age of Reason, for him, was the age of the human, and that meant girls as much as sages. His journals are so readable because they find ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
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Benjamin Franklin: Not So Nonreligious Or Just Smart?
... called The Age of Reason, and sent it to Franklin, who was a printer at the time. Franklin, though being a Deist himself, strictly advised Paine ... «The Inquisitr, Jun 15»
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FAITH IN A RATIONAL WORLD: LOST IN A WORLD OF PAINTED IN …
Yes, ours is the modern age which we call the age of reason; and in the 21st century, as we near the end of the Information Age, humanity like ... «NewsWithViews.com, Jun 15»
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Scott Masson: Hunger artists in the reality TV age
Hunger artists had been starving themselves for paying crowds since the beginning of the Age of Reason. Never were the consequences of ... «National Post, Jun 15»

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