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is that period since which man has dealt with things he should have ignored.

Man has, since the Enlightenment, dealt with things he should have ignored.

is a pathway that leads to states of ecstasy, knowledge, and a pretty ironic sense of humor.

The pathway to enlightenment leads to states of ecstasy, knowledge, and a pretty ironic sense of humor.

is grounded in four theses: (1) there are universal and absolute truths (2) it is possible to attain an objective knowledge (3) the best way to do that is to use reason on the basis of experience (4) the best way to achieve progress is in fact to determine these universal and absolute truths by the use of reason and thereby attain objective knowledge

four theses of the Enlightenment first of all truth there are universal and absolute truths for example the kinds of laws that were discovered in the Scientific Revolution secondly it is possible to attain an objective knowledge of third a thesis of reason the best way to do that is to use reason on the basis of experience and finally a notion of progress that if we do not we've got a key to leading to human progress the best way to achieve progress is in fact to determine these universal and absolute truths by the use of reason and thereby attain objective knowledge

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