The+Enlightenment


 * The Age of Enlightenment**

Read, analyze, and explain the following terms (in your own words) in your notebook:

[] 1. **Rationalism**

[] 2. **Deductive Reasoning**

[] 3. **The Social Contract**

Using this link, [] 4. **The 5 branches of Philosophy** (Epistemology, Metaphysics, Ethics, Politics, and Aesthetics) 5. In the linked article, Michale Dickey states that, "Where the Renaissance was the rebirth of reason, The Enlightenment was its maturity." Explain his statement in terms of the branches of philosophy which were focused upon in each era.

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 * Read the introduction to this essay:**