How can individuals and societies balance the pursuit of individual autonomy with the need for social cohesion and shared values in an enlightened society?

Extending the insights of Immanuel Kant's “What Is Enlightenment?” essay into modern times, Danielle Stevens addresses issues including. Similarly, the postmodernist charge, originating in Nietzsche's critique of Kant, was that the Enlightenment's criticism of all assumptions was unfinished and ... Aug 20, 2010 ... His attitude of inquiry resembles both that of Descartes' meditator and that of the person undergoing enlightenment as Kant defines it, the ... Source: Immanuel Kant. Practical Philosophy, Cambridge University Press, translated and edited by Mary J. Gregor, 1996; Transcribed: by Andy Blunden. Jun 23, 2013 ... The sort of Unmündigkeit on which enlightenment works is an Unmündigkeit that is selbstverschuldet, ie, an “immaturity” for which the individual is in some way ... Feb 19, 2009 ... Two of the most prominent figures of the Enlightenment, Immanuel Kant and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, had a profound impact on the American political system. Kant is always a good read. While many people have heard his famous term, "Enlightenment is man's emergence from his self-assured immaturity," readers will ... Kant, I. (1983). What is Enlightenment In Perpetual peace and other essays (pp. 41-48). Indianapolis, IN Hackett. Download Citation | Gadamer, Kant, and the Enlightenment | Gadamer is prominent on the list of counter-enlightenment philosophers of the20th century. Radical and Moderate Enlightenment? The Case of Diderot and Kant · Chapter PDF View · Chapters in this book · Chapters in this book · Chapters in this book.