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Episode Synopsis
Send us a textJoin me, Samuel Woodall, on Beyond the Text, where we unravel the Enlightenment's intricacies. From Descartes to Rousseau, and insights from scholars like Cassirer and Venturi, we explore reason's impact, philosophical debates, and the complex roots of the French Revolution. As we wrap up, key questions linger—how did reason shape society? How did thinkers navigate philosophical tensions? What fuelled the French Revolution? Tune in for a journey into intellectual history, questioning, and discovery.
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