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- proper noun definite article A 17th and 18th-century philosophical
movement inEuropean history; theAge of Enlightenment or Age of Reason emphasizing rationalism.
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To place these secularists in the same camp as the Enlightenment is an error that can breed only confusion, as Bishop Hilarion demonstrates.
Lenten Weblog 2005
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“The Age of Enlightenment from the German word Aufklärung, meaning “Enlightenment” refers to either the eighteenth century in European and American philosophy, or the longer period including the seventeenth century and the Age of Reason.
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This little worm has been eating out the apple of the Enlightenment from the get-go, since it was introduced by Hume and Kant themselves.
March 29th, 2009 m_francis 2009
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The definition of Enlightenment in Buddhism is awakening to the interconnectedness of life.
Bernie Glassman: Arising To The Interconnectedness Of Life Bernie Glassman 2011
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When she relates this angst to the Western Enlightenment is she honestly suggesting that this cultural change is at the root of creative anxiety in general?
Genius in a Bottle Hal Duncan 2009
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The definition of Enlightenment in Buddhism is awakening to the interconnectedness of life.
Bernie Glassman: Arising To The Interconnectedness Of Life Bernie Glassman 2011
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When she relates this angst to the Western Enlightenment is she honestly suggesting that this cultural change is at the root of creative anxiety in general?
Archive 2009-05-01 Hal Duncan 2009
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The definition of Enlightenment in Buddhism is awakening to the interconnectedness of life.
Bernie Glassman: Arising To The Interconnectedness Of Life Bernie Glassman 2011
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Letting the Bible off the hook because of the Enlightenment is nonsense.
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The Enlightenment is just a couple of centuries old.
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