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noun

  • The period of major advancements and transformations in thought that occurred in Europe during the 16th to 18th centuries, marking the emergence of modern science through developments in mathematics, physics, astronomy, and biology.

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For this reason, consciousness studies, Pollan provocatively suggests, may prompt the first scientific revolution in nearly 500 years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026

The Renaissance revived themis and unleashed the scientific revolution as the epitome of techne; the Protestant Reformation made the nation-state and democracy the vehicles of both.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026

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Possible Synonyms

  • Age of Reason
  • Birth of modern science
  • The Great Instauration
  • The Enlightenment
  • Copernican Revolution

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  • Prescientific era
  • Scholasticism
  • Era of dogma
  • Reliance on tradition

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