Negative Effects Of The Enlightenment In Worlds Apart

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In Worlds Together, Worlds Apart, Enlightenment is defined as “the spreading of faith in reason and in universal rights and laws” (535). The Enlightenment was a period where philosophers and theologians came up with new groundbreaking philosophies that changed the way the people saw the world. People from all parts of society benefited from this era, even the uneducated citizens benefited. Not only did those in the society benefit, but also the entire world benefited from advances in technology. During this time the scientific method that is still used today was created along with Newton’s laws of motion. There were many positive results of the Enlightenment era, while some results could be considered detrimental. Knowledge was not something