What was the impact of works such as the Encyclopedia? What were the editors' goals, and to what extent did the Encyclopedia democratize education?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. How the Encyclopedia reflected the potential of print culture
2. The philosophes' challenge to established structures for learning through the church
3. The ideal that knowledge should support the well-being of humanity rather than a divine purpose
4. A focus on antiquity rather than religious sources
5. The spreading of knowledge through a collective project that carefully avoided censorship
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