The Printing Press Was the Beginning of the Fragmented Self
The changing perception of the self is downstream of the printing press.
Fragmentation by the book
Here is how the story usually goes.
The defining feature of the Western Enlightenment subject is radical individualism. He suffers from a social disconnect. His individualism …
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