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What sparked the Great Enrichment? It wasn’t just luck—it was the fusion of two types of knowledge: propositional (the "why") and prescriptive (the "how").

Discover how the "Republic of Letters" created an intellectual marketplace that valued curiosity and independence over rank, leading to the explosion of modern growth and innovation.

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