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Complete the following sentence. The scientific revolution paralleled Enlightenment political thought and political revolutions through its similar______________?

Correct answer: B. emphasis on the world being governed by laws that could be discerned through rational exploration.

  • A. devotion to traditional authority in political and theoretical matters.
  • B. emphasis on the world being governed by laws that could be discerned through rational exploration.
  • C. reliance on classical scholarship.
  • D. defense of violent emotions as natural.

Explanation

Both scientific inquiry and Enlightenment political thought challenged inherited authority by seeking rational, discoverable laws governing the world and society. This shared confidence in reason distinguishes option B from traditionalism, classical reliance, and emotionalism.

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