Immanuel Kant · Philosophy

What Is Enlightenment?

Kant’s ringing call for intellectual maturity - ‘dare to know!’ - defining Enlightenment as humanity’s emergence from self-imposed immaturity into the courageous use of one’s own reason.

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You learned that Kant defined Enlightenment as humanity’s emergence from self-imposed immaturity through the courageous use of one’s own reason. Explain his ideal of enlightenment and the public use of reason, in your own words.

Leads to Jürgen Habermas.

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