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Question
Why did some people in eighteenth century Europe think that print culture would bring enlightenment and end despotism?
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Solution
The print culture made scientists’ and philosophers’ views more accessible to the general public. Scientific discoveries published by scientists such as Isaac Newton inspired a far larger circle of scientifically inclined readers.
In their writings, thinkers argued for the rule of reason over custom, demanding that everything be appraised using reason and rationality. They challenged the Church’s hallowed authority as well as the state’s tyrannical power, eroding the validity of a traditional social order. When people read these books, they see the world through new eyes, inquiring, critical, and rational.
Some people believed that print culture could revolutionise the world, liberate society from oppression and tyranny, and bring in a time when reason and intellect would reign supreme.
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