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“The principles of Enlightenment were in some ways a continuation of the discoveries and theories of the Scientific Revolution.” Critically examine.

  • UPSC 2020
  • Enlightenment and Modern Ideas

The qualifying phrase "in some ways" is the analytical crux of this statement — the Scientific Revolution of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries supplied the Enlightenment with its method and its confidence, but not the whole of its content.

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  • The Scientific Revolution as the Enlightenment's Wellspring
  • How Enlightenment Principles Mirror Scientific Revolution Method
  • Critical Examination: Continuation, but Not the Whole Story

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