1. An Essay on Man by Alexander Pope
People who lived in this period had a significant way of comprehending and reasoning on a variety of topics. ... (Line 35-36) These lines stating that we understand ourselves. ... The skills to reason and understand were the primary focus of the Enlightenment Period and were also noted as the Age of Reasoning. ... During the Enlightenment period, it was one of the first times people began to search for their answers instead of what the church had provided for them using their reasoning skills. ... In "An Essay on Man" Pope states "But vindicate the ways of God to man" (Lin...
- Word Count: 1599
- Approx Pages: 6
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School