The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment opened a path for independent thought, and the fields of mathematics, astronomy, physics, politics, economics, philosophy, and medicine were drastically updated and expanded. The amount of new knowledge that emerged was staggering. Just as important was the enthusiasm with which people approached the Enlightenment: intellectual salons popped up in France, philosophical discussions were held, and the increasingly literate population read books and passed them around feverishly. The Enlightenment and all of the new knowledge thus permeated nearly every facet of civilized life.
When will we experience the next enlightenment? We need enlightenment 2.0 don't you think? I think so. Think
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
Enlightenment
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Astronomy,
Books,
cosmology,
Knowledge,
Philosophy,
science,
United States,
Wisdom
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