Enlightenment
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...of Isaac Newton , the rationalism of Rene Descartes , the skepticism of Pierre Bayle , the pantheism of Benedict de Spinoza , and...rational instrument of progress. The extreme rationalism and skepticism of the age led naturally to deism; the same qualities played...