The Shift in Mentality in the Late Nineteenth Century May

question 13

Multiple Choice

The shift in mentality in the late nineteenth century may be described as a/an

• A) intensification of positivism that made even the subconscious subject to rational analysis.
• B) return to pragmatism: only those theories that show evident practicality were accepted.
• C) movement away from the Enlightenment and a discovery of non-romantic irrationalism.
• D) modern skepticism: knowledge is impossible, andtherefore, the search for knowledge should be abandoned.
• E) new attempt to synthesize reason and faith, which is science and religion.

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