Which three topics became a major focus of the Enlightenment?

Which three topics became a major focus of the Enlightenment?

A) astronomy, mathematics, physics

B) classicism, humanism, individualism

C) rights and responsibilities, politics, reason

D) spirituality, religion, chivalry

Answer: C) rights and responsibilities, politics, reason

The Enlightenment was a period during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe and America when the intellectual and philosophical movement called the ‘Age of Reason’ occurred. During the Renaissance era, thinkers and philosophers began to move away from religion and towards reason; they also began to question society, individualism, and the traditional authorities. The idea of natural rights and the duties of governments in regard to their people gained prominence among the debatable issues. Politics became crucial with liberalism and republicanism as dominant political philosophies and ideologies. By the same token, Enlightenment philosophers attached great importance to the application of wit, logic and empirical methods as opposed to unquestioned faith and superstitions; hence, they championed new inventions and discoveries in such fields as science, math and philosophy.