Which Thinker of the Seventeenth Century Influenced Deists and Enlightenment

question 30

Multiple Choice

Which thinker of the seventeenth century influenced Deists and Enlightenment thinkers by carrying forward the Reformation idea that sacred texts should be carefully subjected to reason and analysis?

• A)Baruch Spinoza
• B)David Hume
• C)Francis Bacon
• D)Isaac Newton
• E)Thomas Paine

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Definitions:

Marginal Rate

The rate at which one variable changes relative to a change in another variable, often used in the context of marginal tax rates or marginal rates of substitution.

Convex Preferences

A preference structure where the consumer prefers mixed bundles of goods to extreme bundles, represented graphically by a bowed-inward indifference curve.

Monotonic Preferences

A preference pattern where more of a good is always preferred to less, maintaining a consistent order.

Utility Function

A mathematical representation of how different combinations of goods or services lead to different levels of happiness or satisfaction for an individual.