1. Consilience
During the Enlightenment, Rene Descartes introduced reductionism as the one of the most powerful instruments of science. ... The Enlightenment sought to give people free thought and cast away the boundaries set forth by religion and civil authority. ... If we can find more ways to stress the importance of unification then consilience has a chance. ...
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- Grade Level: High School