The Education of The Human Race, by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
May 27, 2022•18 min•Season 1Ep. 1269
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Episode description
To advance freedom of thought, Lessing published an essay of one hundred paragraphs outlining the history of religion. The wrath of orthodox churchmen was hurled at his head, and Lessing was left alone to defend his daring theories. (Volume 32, Harvard Classics)
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