Answer:
The Enlightenment was when people began to use human reason and rationale above all else.
Explanation:
- period making contrasting ideas of intellectual reasoning
- origins: late 1600's and 1700's Europeans believed human reason and science could be applied to society and laws of nature
- Western Europe and New World changed their view of life from God-centered to man-centered
- Scientific Revolution led to the Enlightenment
- successful: planetary movements, chemistry, vaccine for small pox, etc.
- people are good and environment influences them
- science and reason can answer life's mysteries and man's questions about government and himself
- reason can solve most problems in society
- government created to keep society orderly
- separation of powers best way to protect human liberties
- all men created free and equal
- free market should be allowed to regulate trade
