A major orientation that recognised individuals could be rational and possess an intellect was:

A) the Enlightenment.
B) Western philosophy.
C) social identity theory.
D) secularisation.

Social Identity Theory

Theory of group membership and intergroup relations based on self-categorization, social comparison and the construction of a shared self-definition in terms of ingroup-defining properties.

The Enlightenment

A philosophical movement in the 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason, individualism, and skepticism of traditional doctrines.

Rational

Pertaining to the quality of being based on, or in accordance with, reason or logic.