TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Almelhem, Ali
AU  - Iyigun, Murat
AU  - Kennedy, Austin
AU  - Rubin, Jared
        TI  - Enlightenment Ideals and Belief in Progress in the Run-up to the Industrial Revolution: A Textual Analysis
        PY  - 2023/Dec/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 16674
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp16674
        AB  - Using textual analysis of 173,031 works printed in England between 1500 and 1900, we test whether British culture evolved to manifest a heightened belief in progress associated with science and industry. Our analysis yields three main findings. First, there was a separation in the language of science and religion beginning in the 17th century. Second, scientific volumes became more progress-oriented during the Enlightenment. Third, industrial works—especially those at the science-political economy nexus—were more progress-oriented beginning in the 17th century. It was therefore the more pragmatic, industrial works which reflected the cultural values cited as important for Britain's takeoff.
        KW  - language
KW  - religion
KW  - science
KW  - political economy
KW  - progressiveness
KW  - Enlightenment
KW  - industrial revolution
        ER  -