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The Dig: Silvia Federici on Women and Capitalism

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Scientific Rationalism and the Witch Hunts

This chapter explores the connection between scientific rationalism and the witch hunts, discussing how many founders of scientific rationalism supported the witch hunt as a means of enforcing social and cultural norms through terror and education. It draws parallels to contemporary acts of violence against women in societies like Colombia and Brazil.

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