Why Did Science Become an Integral Part of Western Culture

question 46

Multiple Choice

Why did science become an integral part of Western culture in the eighteenth century?

• A)People perceived it to be rationally superior to other belief systems.
• B)Its mechanistic nature was popular with the lower classes.
• C)It offered a new means to make profits and maintain social order.

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