How Did the Enlightenment Differ from Earlier Intellectual Movements

question 19

Multiple Choice

How did the Enlightenment differ from earlier intellectual movements?

• A) its rejection of reason and science
• B) its hostility to the Republic of Letters
• C) the participation of a much broader section of society in the debates
• D) the lack of social opposition to it
• E) its close association with the ideas of the elite

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Growth Rate

The rate at which the size of an organism or population increases, usually expressed as a percentage of increase over a specific period of time.

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Intrinsic Rate

The maximum rate of growth of a population under ideal conditions, reflecting its potential biological increase.

Increase

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