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Whyisthe18thcenturycalledtheAgeofEnlightenment
The18thcenturyEnglandisknownastheAgeofEnlightenmentortheAgeofReason
(1)TheEnlightenmentMovementwasaprogressiveintellectualmovementwhichflourishedinFranceandsweptthroughthewholeWesternEurope
ThemovementwasafurtheranceoftheRenaissanceinthe15th&16thcenturies
(2)Itspurposewastoenlightenthewholeworldwiththelightofmodemphilosophicalandartisticideas
( 3 ) Englishenlightenersbelievedinthepowerofreason
Theyconsideredthatsocialproblemscouldbesolvedbyhumanintelligence
(4)TheEnlightenerscriticizeddifferentaspectsofcontemporaryEngland,discussedsociallifeaccordingtoamorereasonableprinciple
(5)TheEnlightenercelebratedreasonorration,equality,scienceandhumanbeings'abilitytoperfectthemselvesandtheirsociety
Theycalledforareferencetoorder,re