Salons provided a forum for writers, artists, and philosophers to discuss arts, science, literature, and philosophy. Salons were perceived as more private, so folks were less afraid to discuss politics without fear of being exiled or spied on. Coffee shops, like other public spaces in Paris, were teeming with government spies.
You wouldn't get your hair done in these salons—during the French Enlightenment, salons were places for civilians of all social classes to gather and discuss ideas. They were the starting point for the ideas presented in the Declaration of Independence and, eventually, the French Revolution
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