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Encyclopedie, The Book That Changed the Course of History

by Philipp Blom (Author) (edit contributors)

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In 1777 several of the world's greatest men gathered together to create a book that would champion rationalism, free thinking, and secularism--the Encyclopédie . Such leading minds as Diderot, Rousseau, and Voltaire conceived of a work that would tear down the social order dominated by the... read more

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