According to Immanual Kant enlightenment is defined as \u201cman’s release from his self-incurred tutelage.\u201d Kant argues that a large majority of the population cannot experience enlightenment because of laziness and cowardice. \u201cHave courage to use your reason\u201d is the quote that is used which best describes what Kant was saying the challenges are. Kant is very critical of man saying that it is extremely difficult for them to reach enlightenment. What\u2019s interesting is that he is saying all of this during his time, which would lead to an interesting discussion trying to determine if Kant thinks anyone can achieve enlightenment in today\u2019s culture? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
According to Immanual Kant enlightenment is defined as \u201cman’s release from his self-incurred tutelage.\u201d Kant argues that a large majority of the population cannot experience enlightenment because of laziness and cowardice. \u201cHave courage to use your reason\u201d is the quote … Continue reading