Editing The Enlightenment (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Remembering</span> ==
* '''The Enlightenment''' (The Age of Reason) — An 18th-century "Intellectual Movement" in Europe that emphasized "Reason," "Individualism," and "Skepticism."
* '''Reason''' — The "Capacity" for "Logical, Rational, and Analytical Thought" as the "Primary Source" of knowledge.
* '''Sapere Aude''' ("Dare to Know") — The "Motto" of the Enlightenment (Kant): the call for humans to "Think for themselves" rather than follow authority.
* '''Secularism''' — The principle of "Separating" "Political Power" from "Religious Authority."
* '''Progress''' — The "Optimistic Belief" that "Human Knowledge" and "Technology" can "Make the World Better" over time.
* '''Empiricism''' (Locke/Hume) — The idea that knowledge comes "Only" from "Sensory Experience" and "Evidence."
* '''The Social Contract''' — (See Article 556). The idea that "Government" belongs to the "People," not the "King."
* '''Deism''' — The belief in a "Clockmaker God" who "Created the Universe" but then "Left it to run" by "Natural Laws" without interfering.
* '''Natural Law''' — The belief that there are "Universal Laws" (like 'Human Rights') that can be "Discovered" through "Reason."
* '''Salons''' — "Private Meetings" where "Philosophers" and "Scientists" "Exchanged Ideas" outside the control of the "Church."
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