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What led to the spread of enlightenment |
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Answer» The rise of the public sphere and public opinion. The growth of a print culture and literary market - newspapers etc, the multiplier effect. The rise of coffee houses, clubs, social gatherings. The voice of the street (a plebeian public/society/culture). The breakdown of absolutist politics.. The positivism thought that everything in the universe can be explained, the revived idea that man is the measure (at least in the mind), radical new political ideas, and the easy access of literature provided by the printing press.. |
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