The Encyclopédie’s technology interest challenges its usual anti-monarchist reading

Evidence

The Encyclopedie is usually seen only in terms of its political or ideological opposition to the monarchy and at least one form of Catholicism. Its interest in technology is not in fact a reflection of — Michel Foucault, Society Must Be Defended, 196

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Technology becomes accepted only when it serves revolutionary interests

Broader Connections

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