Question

Why did some people in 18th century Europe think that print culture would bring enlightenment and end despotism?

Answer 1

By the mid 18th century there was a common conviction that books were a means of spreading enlightenment and would end despotism and spread progress.Many believed that books could change the world and liberate society from despotism and tyranny.Louis Sebastian Mercer a novelist in the 18th century declared The