The Age of Reason in America Americans combined common sense and practicality with the ideas of the European thinkers Reason is the dominating characteristic.

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The Age of Reason in America Americans combined common sense and practicality with the ideas of the European thinkers Reason is the dominating characteristic. They valued this over all.

American Thinkers Benjamin Franklin--inventive and curious mind Thomas Jefferson--drive to improve – living conditions –forms of government –the individual mind Thomas Paine--Common Sense-- rational appeal for the struggle of independence

The Age of Reason emphasized: reason over the imagination the social/public over the personal/private the common interest over the individual

Literature in The Age of Reason

poetry—unoriginal/political poetry—unoriginal/political broadsides--poetic equivalents to a pamphlet broadsides--poetic equivalents to a pamphlet pamphlet--instructional and inspirational pamphlet--instructional and inspirational – Common Sense – The Federalist Papers Speeches Speeches

God controls the universe in mysterious ways Man is essentially evil Bible contains all truth God created the laws of nature. We follow those laws. Man is essentially good We should seek further truth