Episode
Episode 15: The Age of Enlightenment in Blood
Ahmad Hashemi
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2024-08-04
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This episode traces humanity's turbulent journey from the Age of Enlightenment through industrialization. While the Enlightenment celebrated reason and human intellect, industrialization promised material progress—yet between these eras flowed rivers of blood. Millions becam Read more…This episode traces humanity's turbulent journey from the Age of Enlightenment through industrialization. While the Enlightenment celebrated reason and human intellect, industrialization promised material progress—yet between these eras flowed rivers of blood. Millions became casualties of global transformation. Modern humanity, unsatisfied, continued demanding blood throughout the 20th century. Ahmad Hashemi examines how the pursuit of progress and modernity came at an extraordinary human cost, exploring the violence and suffering embedded in our path toward the contemporary world. Close