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revolution
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sudden, dramatic change in which old ways are destroyed/transformed and new ways are established
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Ideology
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a body of ideas or the study of ideas
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Imperialism
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the process of building an empire
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philosophes
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French word; the leading philosophers during the Age of Reason (e.g. Galileo, John Locke, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin)
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scientific method
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process (summarized):
1) state the problem in the form of a question 2)collect data through observations/experiments 3)formulate hypothesis/TEST hypothesis 4)draw conclusions based on evidence gathered |
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empiricism
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relying on the 5 senses, observations, and experience to gain knowledge
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induction
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method of reasoning with which one gathers information about a universal concept by examining the particular details pertaining to that concept (part to whole)
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deduction
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method of reasoning in which one gathers information about a particular detail(s) by examining the universal concept (whole to part)
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metaphysics
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"beyond physics"--branch of Aristotelean philosophy that examines NON-PHYSICAL reality (eg God, soul)
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Deism
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philosophical movement during the Enlightement that blended traditional Christianity and New Science; believes in God as Creator and humans as moral beings but rejects miracles/supernatural phenomena
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Argument from Design
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clock must be made by clock maker; God must have created the world as the clock maker created the clock
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