Question

Modern consequences of the shift from Dante’s Medieval Catholic worldview to the philosophe’s Enlightenment perspective_________.

a) appropriateness of using Enlightenment principles as a means of inquiry into the nature of evil
b) the effectiveness of satire as a mode of storytelling to interrogate this subject
c) the validity of Voltaire’s proposed solution to the problem of evil

Answer 1

Modern consequences of the shift from Dante’s Medieval Catholic worldview to the philosophe’s Enlightenment perspective the validity of Voltaire’s proposed solution to the problem of evil.

Option c

Explanation:

The famous and enlightenment Philosopher Voltaire was very famous in the Middle Ages in around 19th century. They have proposed various thesis on the concepts on church and science. The most popular and enlightenment theory was conflict thesis which was based on the problem of evil.

This thesis was mostly based on the relationship between the church and the science. The ultimate goal is to bring the public hostility. Public should have faith in both Science and the Church.