An Answer to the Question: What Is Enlightenment?
An Answer to the Question: What Is Enlightenment?
Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2009
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Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2009121
Book • Nonfiction
Germany • 1780s
2009
Adult
18+ years
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In "An Answer to the Question: What Is Enlightenment??", Immanuel Kant defines enlightenment as a person's emergence from self-imposed immaturity. He emphasizes the courage to use one's understanding without guidance from others, promoting intellectual independence and freedom. Kant advocates for people to think independently and critically, fostering personal growth and societal progress.
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Immanuel Kant's An Answer to the Question: What Is Enlightenment? is praised for its insightful analysis of human autonomy and intellectual maturity. Critics appreciate its historical significance and philosophical depth. However, some find its dense prose challenging and its ideas dated, reflecting limitations of its 18th-century context. Overall, it remains a seminal philosophical work.
Who Should Read An Answer to the Question: What Is Enlightenment??
A reader with an interest in philosophy, especially Enlightenment thought, seeking a deep exploration of autonomy and reason will enjoy Kant's An Answer to the Question: What Is Enlightenment?. They might also appreciate Rousseau’s The Social Contract and Locke’s Two Treatises of Government.
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Book • Nonfiction
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2009
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