3 Enlightenment, science and empiricism. The Enlightenment's dedication to reason and knowledge did not come out of the blue. After all, scholars had for centuries been adding to humanity's stock of knowledge. The new emphasis, however, was on empirical knowledge: that is, knowledge or opinion grounded in experience.
Definition of immiseration. : the act of making miserable; especially : impoverishment the immiseration of the working class â C. R. Morris.
minimize (ËmÉªnÉªËmaÉªz) or minimise vb (tr) 1. to reduce to or estimate at the least possible degree or amount: to minimize a risk. 2. to rank or treat at less than the true worth; belittle: to minimize someone's achievements. 1. to reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree.