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"The 'Print Revolution' had transformed the lives of people, changing their relationship to information and knowledge." Analyze the statement.

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The shift from hand printing to mechanical printing is known as the print revolution. The Print Revolution influenced people’s conception and opened new ways of looking at things. It transformed the lives of people by opening the door of knowledge to a vast literate population. It also changed people’s relationship to information and knowledge and with institution and authorities. It encouraged debates and discussions on written texts and encouraged freedom of opinion on important issues. Thus generating a new reading habit and book culture. Printing influenced the life of people in the following ways:

  • The ideas of scientists and philosophers now became more accessible to the common people.
  • Print popularized the ideas of the Enlightenment thinkers. Collectively, their writings provided a critical commentary on tradition,superstition and despotism. They argued for the rule of reason rather than custom, and demanded that everything be judged through the application of reason and rationality.

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