What Most Closely Describes the Contributions of Isaac Newton and John

question 62

Multiple Choice

What most closely describes the contributions of Isaac Newton and John Locke to the Enlightenment?

• A)They created two antagonistic religious systems of thought.
• B)They provided inspiration for the Enlightenment by arguing that through rational reasoning and the acquisition of knowledge one could discover natural laws governing all aspects of human society.
• C)They claimed that mathematics and science would bring about the cure for the evils of society but only very slowly.
• D)They said the philosophes were the prophets of the future and that their rejection of the scientific revolution was justified.
• E)They had little influence on the later Enlightenment as they were perceived to be figures of the "old" seventeenth century.

Understand the key elements and processes of effective communication.

Identify the roles and effects of noise, feedback, and encoding in communication.

Recognize the impact of workplace communication on employee productivity.

Differentiate between hearing and listening within the context of communication.

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