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Western Civilization: Ideas, Politics, and Society, Seventh Edition
Marvin Perry, Baruch College, City University of New York, Emeritus
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Chapter 18: The Age of Enlightenment
Reason and the Reformation of Society- With few exceptions, philosophes put their faith in one crucial concept: reason. Reason was the weapon that could win all battles. Through the application of reason, the philosophe could come to understand the workings of society, diagnose its ills, and develop remedies. There was no area of human action that could not be improved through the imposition of rational principles. Reexamine the painting of a Freemason's ceremony on page 431, the print depicting the tortures of the Inquisition on page 441, the title page from Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations on page 444, and the illustration from the Encyclopedia on page 447. When you're done, write a short editorial dealing with a specific social problem, written from the point of view of a philosophe. Your editorial should define the problem, propose a solution, and explain the advantages of the solution.
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