Across
- 2. a system in which the government does not interfere in economic matters.
- 4. a systematic procedure for collecting and analyzing evidence that was crucial to the evolution of science in the modern world
- 6. sun-centered; the system of the universe in which the Earth and planets revolve around the sun
- 9. a system of thought expounded by Rene Descartes based on the belief that reason is the chief source of knowledge
- 10. a system in which rulers tried to govern by Enlightenment principles while maintaining their full royal powers
- 11. an 18th century religious philosophy based on reason and natural law
Down
- 1. of powers, a form of government in which the power is divided; the executive, legislative and judicial branches limit and control each other through a system of checks and balances
- 3. the concept that an entire society agrees to be governed by its general will and all individuals should be forced to abide by it since it represents what is best for the entire community
- 5. the doctrine that scientists should proceed from the particular to the general by making systematic observations and carefully organized experiments to test hypotheses or theories, a process that will lead to correct general principles
- 7. the concept that the state should not impose government regulations but should leave the economy alone.
- 8. a person who seeks wisdom or enlightenment; a scholar or a thinker