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The Enlightenment European intellectual movement of the late 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition. Social Contract The agreement by which people defi... ne and limit their individual rights thus creating an organised society or government Reason Enlightened thinkers believed truth could be discovered through reason or logical thinking. Scientific Revolution Group of scholars mid 1500s published their works that challenged the ideas of the ancient thinkers and the church based on logic and reason. This was the start of the Scientific Revolution Natural Rights Life, Liberty, and Property. Natural Law A body of unchanging moral principles regarded as a basis for all human conduct. Principal Ideas of the Enlightenment [Show More]

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