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== A contradiction == | |||
"The Enlightenment was an 18th-century movement in Western philosophy and intellectual life generally, especially in the sciences. Some classifications also include 17th-century philosophy, usually called the Age of Reason." | |||
"The term can more narrowly refer to the intellectual movement of The Enlightenment," | |||
The first sentence says it was a movement "generally". Then the second line says that it was "more narrowly" the intellectual movement. | |||
Which is it? It can't be both.... [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 23:25, 26 December 2007 (CST) | |||
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A contradiction
"The Enlightenment was an 18th-century movement in Western philosophy and intellectual life generally, especially in the sciences. Some classifications also include 17th-century philosophy, usually called the Age of Reason."
"The term can more narrowly refer to the intellectual movement of The Enlightenment,"
The first sentence says it was a movement "generally". Then the second line says that it was "more narrowly" the intellectual movement.
Which is it? It can't be both.... Hayford Peirce 23:25, 26 December 2007 (CST)
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