Quiz on Enlightenment Figures

#1 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Jean le Rond d'Alembert (1717-1783)

Coeditor of the Encyclopedia. In 1751 set out to find coauthors to examine the human knowledge... 72,000 articles on everything, and it was very influential and widely read. Knowledge is awesome! Scottish, in Edinburgh, and said that reason has its limits — if you can't scientifically sense it to learn about it (or do math for it), then you can't know it. Paradoxically showed the limits of Enlightenment's faith in reason in things like the existence of God or the origin of the Universe. He also was racist. Pierre hated Louis XIV and ran to the Netherlands where he pushed heavily for skepticism and critical thinking. Highly influential "Historical and Critical Dictionary" (1697) showing how stupid people can be. Prscticing an unusual branch of Judaism, Baruch Spinoza believed that nature = God, that science can determine everything, and that body = mind. Ryan's comment: Perhaps an early form of pantheism?

#2 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

Not sure why the textbook doesn't list him as important. He criticized Kant, as Beattie was not racist.

Pierre Bayle (1647-1706) Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677) Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677) James Beattie (1735-1803)

#3 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

David Hume (1711-1776)

Prscticing an unusual branch of Judaism, Baruch Spinoza believed that nature = God, that science can determine everything, and that body = mind. Ryan's comment: Perhaps an early form of pantheism? Prscticing an unusual branch of Judaism, Baruch Spinoza believed that nature = God, that science can determine everything, and that body = mind. Ryan's comment: Perhaps an early form of pantheism? Scottish, in Edinburgh, and said that reason has its limits — if you can't scientifically sense it to learn about it (or do math for it), then you can't know it. Paradoxically showed the limits of Enlightenment's faith in reason in things like the existence of God or the origin of the Universe. He also was racist. Scottish, in Edinburgh, and said that reason has its limits — if you can't scientifically sense it to learn about it (or do math for it), then you can't know it. Paradoxically showed the limits of Enlightenment's faith in reason in things like the existence of God or the origin of the Universe. He also was racist.

#4 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

Coeditor of the Encyclopedia. In 1751 set out to find coauthors to examine the human knowledge... 72,000 articles on everything, and it was very influential and widely read. Knowledge is awesome!

David Hume (1711-1776) Jean le Rond d'Alembert (1717-1783) Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677) Pierre Bayle (1647-1706)

#5 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

True

False

Section 1: Multiple Choice questions

Jean le Rond d'Alembert (1717-1783)

Not sure why the textbook doesn't list him as important. He criticized Kant, as Beattie was not racist.

David Hume (1711-1776)

Coeditor of the Encyclopedia. In 1751 set out to find coauthors to examine the human knowledge... 72,000 articles on everything, and it was very influential and widely read. Knowledge is awesome!

Section 2: True/false questions

David Hume (1711-1776)

Prscticing an unusual branch of Judaism, Baruch Spinoza believed that nature = God, that science can determine everything, and that body = mind. Ryan's comment: Perhaps an early form of pantheism?

Pierre Bayle (1647-1706)

Not sure why the textbook doesn't list him as important. He criticized Kant, as Beattie was not racist.

Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677)

Prscticing an unusual branch of Judaism, Baruch Spinoza believed that nature = God, that science can determine everything, and that body = mind. Ryan's comment: Perhaps an early form of pantheism?

Pierre Bayle (1647-1706)

Prscticing an unusual branch of Judaism, Baruch Spinoza believed that nature = God, that science can determine everything, and that body = mind. Ryan's comment: Perhaps an early form of pantheism?

Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677)

Coeditor of the Encyclopedia. In 1751 set out to find coauthors to examine the human knowledge... 72,000 articles on everything, and it was very influential and widely read. Knowledge is awesome!

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