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Enlightenment
How an Indian man taken to Europe as a slave played a role in the French Revolution
Arghya Bose
· Jul 14, 2020 · 07:30 am
How French philosopher Voltaire lost 90% of his investment in the ‘grand, ruinous trade with India’
Arghya Bose
· Jun 27, 2020 · 11:30 am
Why intellectuals need to stop reminiscing about the Enlightenment as a golden ‘age of reason’
Henry Martyn Lloyd, Aeon
· Nov 23, 2018 · 11:30 pm
