AP European History › Secularization of Learning
When Newton claimed that he “stood on the shoulders of giants,” he was most likely referring to __________.
During the Renaissance, the emphasis of many writers, particularly those who ascribed to humanism, shifted from glorification of the divine to __________.
The work of this scientist proved that laws of nature were predictable and consistent, and that direct divine involvement was not necessary to explain all the workings of the universe.
Prior to the Humanist movement, the vast majority of scholarly writing was undertaken by __________.
The idea that Christianity represented a “slave morality” and that true meaning and understanding could only be achieved through scientific research is best attributed to __________.
The skepticism of the Scientific Revolution employed __________ to revolutionize Europeans' understanding of the natural world.
Descent of Man was written by __________ and attempts to __________.
This French philosopher is sometimes referred to as the founder of modern Western philosophy due to his development of the methodic doubt, a systematic process of doubting the veracity of one's own beliefs.
__________ was the first literary movement in Europe concerned with primarily secular issues.
The British philosopher Jeremy Bentham's views on education differed widely from those of his contemporaries in that he believed __________.