Defend the following statement by focusing on three landmark works of the European Enlightenment: “The Enlightenment marks the divide between an essentially medieval view of the world as dominated by divine truths and the principles of religious faith and the modern view of the world as governed by scientific truths and the principles of human reason.”

Enlightenment began in the 18th century, which led to the spread of philosophical views among intellectuals.

Explanation:

Enlightenment philosophers questioning the dogma of Christian Church. They rejected some of the medieval period views of supernatural. The Enlightenment period influenced by the Scientific Revolution, where scientists prove that natural rather than supernatural forces governed the entire universe.

The Enlightenment was a movement primarily related to society and had its impact on political policies as well as on the structure of government. All the thinkers spoke of natural laws based on humanism, rationalism, and the application of scientific knowledge.

Along with bringing the new ideas about the government, how it should rule and power exercised. The ideas also led to the famous slogan liberty, equality, and fraternity.