Venkatesh Rao@vgrPoll: What is your primary mental model of the Enlightenment? (Wikipedia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Enlightenment…)Europe’s gift to world53%Whiggish cherrypicking16.3%Destruction of tradition18.2%Overrated ethnocentrism12.5%264 votes·Final results3:19 PM · Jun 16, 20182 Retweets2 Quote Tweets4 Likes
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jun 16, 2018Replying to @nonexpeditNot familiar with that phrase. Your own, or is there a backstory to it?1
dorian@doriantaylor·Jun 16, 2018Replying to @vgramazon.comVoltaire's Bastards: The Dictatorship of Reason in the WestThe Washington Post: "Voltaire's Bastards is a hand grenade disguised as a book. The pages explode with insight, style, and intellectual rigor... [This book] will leave you challenged, intrigued, and...1
Michael Frank Martin@riemannzeta·Jun 16, 2018Replying to @vgrAnd Scottish Enlightenment is 95% of the gift12
Corey Yanofsky, α-stable statistician@Corey_Yanofsky·Jun 16, 2018Replying to @vgrall of the above, net positive2