How a single 1755 earthquake reshaped the European mind
In short: On All Saints' Day in 1755, a massive earthquake struck Lisbon. This video explores how the disaster fundamentally altered the course of European politics, religion, philosophy, and science.
The Great Lisbon Earthquake was the largest seismic event to hit Europe in the last 10,000 years. Beyond the immediate destruction of the city, the catastrophe forced a profound reconsideration of the world's intellectual foundations, impacting how thinkers approached the relationship between nature and human institutions.
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