Enlightenment 18th Century

Question 1

Enlightenment

Answer 1

Main roots: newton and Locke
- newton: we know and are able to control nature with empirical work
- Locke: empiricism to inquire about human mind.

-> Newtonian logic expended to the description of human mind, behavior ethics and economy
- dismissing role of cultural differences since it’s not a product of reason

Question 2

Positivism in enlightenment

Answer 2

-knowledge should be observable with empirical evidence and logical reason, rejects metaphysics and speculation