• Dr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.org
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    10 months ago

    Define enlightened. I think people might be more informed in certain cases, but not more enlightened.

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      10 months ago

      Not the definition but an historical definition.

      A philosophical movement of the 1700s that emphasized the use of reason to scrutinize previously accepted doctrines and traditions and that brought about many humanitarian reforms.