I am far from being an expert in philosophy, but I would have thought that
the first who mentioned the "age of reason" (I don't know whether in
opposition to an "age of faith") was J. Locke. It might well be that I am
wrong, but I would say it goes back to either Locke or Rousseau.
Best regards,
Claudia Boscolo
Department of Italian
Royal Holloway
Universitty of London
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