Salons, Voltaire, and Newton's Influence

Nick Martell explains French salons' role and Voltaire's admiration for Newtonian reason and English tolerance.

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For centuries, political authority, religious doctrine, and inherited tradition shaped how most Europeans understood the world.

Then a generation of writers, scientists, and philosophers began insisting that every institution, belief, and law should be subjected to reason and evidence.

Their ideas challenged kings, churches, and ancient social hierarchies, helping inspire revolutions and reshape modern government, science, and human rights.

Learn more about the Enlightenment and the Age of Reason on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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