Why the عصر روشنگری still shapes how we think today

If you've ever wondered why we value individual freedom or trust science over superstition, you've got to look back at the عصر روشنگری. It wasn't just some dry chapter in a history book; it was a massive cultural earthquake that hit Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries and changed basically everything. Before this, if a king said something was true, it was true. If a tradition had been around for a thousand years, you didn't question it. But then, a group of thinkers decided that maybe, just maybe, humans should use their own heads for a change. ...

May 17, 2026 · 6 min · Riley Soued