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    18.09.2012 What is enlightenment according to Kant? For hundreds of years questions such as what is enlightenment and how can we be enlightened were asked‚ and many different answers were given. Some tell that it is all about being educated‚ knowing few languages or being a great mathematician or a writer; others‚ on contrary‚ say that is not about academic education‚ but about education of our souls‚ that brings harmony

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    The enlightenment is a philosophical transition between the 17th and the 18th century‚ characterized by belief in human reason and revolutions in political‚ religious and educational principles (Enlightenment last updates 2015). Many philosophers have tried to answer the question‚ what is enlightenment‚ the most influential philosopher believed to have answered this question is Immanuel Kant in his text “An Answer to the question: What is enlightenment?” Kant in his argument states three main points:

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    This reading “What Is Enlightenment?”‚ written by Kant explains the importance of using enlightenment to change the world. Kant claims that mankind refuses to value their own enlightenment because there are more sophisticated people with higher intelligence that can make the hard decisions for them. He supports his claim that mankind does not utilize their enlightenment because the people’s freedom is restricted‚ they are lazy‚ and cannot escape their own nonage. Kant claims that mankind cannot

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    German philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) was the most influential thinker of the Enlightenment era and one of the greatest Western philosophers of all times. According to Kant‚ the Enlightenment can be defined as‚ “A person’s emergence from his self-sustained dependency.” ( What is Enlightenment? ). Kant believed that in order to break away from dependency‚ one must be able to think for himself. However‚ the only way to fully exercise freedom was to act morally. In the “Groundwork for the Metaphysics

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    This reading “What Is Enlightenment?”‚ is written by Kant. Kant claims that man does not use their own enlightenment because there are other people with higher intelligence that can make the hard decisions for them and‚ that‚ the people listening will obey. Kant supports his claim that mankind does not utilize their enlightenment because they do not have freedom‚ they are lazy‚ and cannot escape their own nonage. Kant claims that humans‚ mainly man‚ cannot use their own enlightenment because they

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    HYPERLINK "http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/kant.htm" Immanuel Kant answers the question in the first sentence of the essay: “Enlightenment is man’s emergence from his self-incurred immaturity.” He argues that the immaturity is self-inflicted not from a lack of understanding‚ but from the lack of courage to use one’s reason‚ intellect‚ and wisdom without the guidance of another. He exclaims that the motto of enlightenment is “Sapere aude”! – Dare to be wise! The German word Unmündigkeit means not

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    In “What is Enlightenment? ” by Immanuel Kant‚ he addresses the state in society‚ and what we must do to help society progress from an “Age of Enlightenment” to an “Enlightened Age”. Society needs to come to a form of being enlightened or in other words the people in society need to become more informed and more knowledgeable. Kant argues firstly‚ that the individual must be enlightened and in order to achieve enlightenment “must be fully released from self-incurred tutelage”‚ which is “the release

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    Immanuel Kant on the Enlightenment The Enlightenment took place during the seventh and eighteenth century in Europe. It was an intellectual revolution that encouraged people to step away from an ancient way of thinking. It first began in Paris but quickly spread over much of Europe. Immanuel Kant was a German philosopher who believed in a “Dare to Know” principle. He argued that people should learn things on their own and think for themselves. Even though Kant believed in thinking for oneself

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    Wainwright 21 October 2014 Kant’s Enlightenment What is Enlightenment was an essay written by Immanuel Kant in 1784. Its motto: Sapere aude! (Dare to know!). The Enlightenment concerns humanity gaining the courage to think and reason for themselves without the guidance of others. It encourages men to question authority and constantly voice their opinions. It also requires that men in private‚ appointed positions‚ make sure the public knows what is going on in their workplace. Kant considers that priests and

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    Immanuel Kant addressed his view on Enlightenment in his article‚ An Answer to the Question: What is Enlightenment. Kant explains that guardianship and supervision of higher rank authorities happened for many reasons. The first one because of apathy‚ people just found it awkward to reason anything and thus‚ their knowledge of every subject was limited. Displaying obedience over matters they should have argued more against was often seen. The second reason seemed to be cowed‚ and this fed their apathy

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