Enlightenment is the human being’s emergence from self-incurred immaturity
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"Enlightenment is the human being’s emergence from self-incurred immaturity" is the central thesis of Immanuel Kant’s 1784 essay "Beantwortung der Frage: Was ist Aufklärung?", defining Enlightenment as the process by which individuals courageously use their own reason without guidance from others.
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Target entity: Enlightenment is the human being’s emergence from self-incurred immaturity Context triple: [Beantwortung der Frage: Was ist Aufklärung?, centralThesis, Enlightenment is the human being’s emergence from self-incurred immaturity]
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The Concept of Enlightenment
"The Concept of Enlightenment" is a foundational essay by Max Horkheimer and Theodor W. Adorno that critically examines how Enlightenment rationality, intended to liberate humanity, paradoxically leads to new forms of domination and myth.
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The Enlightenment: The Science of Freedom
The Enlightenment: The Science of Freedom is a scholarly work by Peter Joachim Fröhlich that examines the Enlightenment era as a transformative movement centered on reason, individual liberty, and the foundations of modern democratic thought.
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The Enlightenment: The Science of Freedom
The Enlightenment: The Science of Freedom is a historical study by Peter Gay that explores how Enlightenment thinkers developed modern ideas of individual liberty, secularism, and rational critique of authority.
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The Enlightenment: An Interpretation
The Enlightenment: An Interpretation is a landmark two-volume historical study by Peter Gay that analyzes the ideas, culture, and leading figures of the 18th-century Enlightenment in Europe.
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E.
Enlightenment
"Enlightenment" is a 1990 studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison that blends spiritual themes with his signature mix of rock, R&B, and Celtic influences.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Enlightenment is the human being’s emergence from self-incurred immaturity Target entity description: "Enlightenment is the human being’s emergence from self-incurred immaturity" is the central thesis of Immanuel Kant’s 1784 essay "Beantwortung der Frage: Was ist Aufklärung?", defining Enlightenment as the process by which individuals courageously use their own reason without guidance from others.
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A.
The Concept of Enlightenment
"The Concept of Enlightenment" is a foundational essay by Max Horkheimer and Theodor W. Adorno that critically examines how Enlightenment rationality, intended to liberate humanity, paradoxically leads to new forms of domination and myth.
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B.
The Enlightenment: The Science of Freedom
The Enlightenment: The Science of Freedom is a scholarly work by Peter Joachim Fröhlich that examines the Enlightenment era as a transformative movement centered on reason, individual liberty, and the foundations of modern democratic thought.
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C.
The Enlightenment: The Science of Freedom
The Enlightenment: The Science of Freedom is a historical study by Peter Gay that explores how Enlightenment thinkers developed modern ideas of individual liberty, secularism, and rational critique of authority.
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D.
The Enlightenment: An Interpretation
The Enlightenment: An Interpretation is a landmark two-volume historical study by Peter Gay that analyzes the ideas, culture, and leading figures of the 18th-century Enlightenment in Europe.
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E.
Enlightenment
"Enlightenment" is a 1990 studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison that blends spiritual themes with his signature mix of rock, R&B, and Celtic influences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
definition
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philosophical thesis ⓘ |
| addressesQuestion |
"What is Enlightenment?"
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linked to:
What is Enlightenment?
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| aimsAt |
intellectual independence
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moral self-determination ⓘ |
| associatedMotto | Sapere aude ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | Age of Enlightenment ⓘ |
| author | Immanuel Kant ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | obedience to external authority ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
autonomy of reason
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intellectual maturity ⓘ overcoming tutelage ⓘ use of one’s own reason ⓘ |
| criticizes | laziness and cowardice in thinking ⓘ |
| definesAs | emergence from self-incurred immaturity ⓘ |
| describes |
Enlightenment (philosophy)
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linked to:
Enlightenment
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| emphasizes | courage to use one’s own understanding ⓘ |
| formulatedBy | Immanuel Kant ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatusIn | Kantian philosophy ⓘ |
| historicalContext | late 18th century Europe ⓘ |
| influenced |
later liberal thought
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modern conceptions of autonomy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Enlightenment-era debates on reason and authority
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rationalism ⓘ |
| keyTerm |
immaturity (Unmündigkeit)
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private use of reason ⓘ public use of reason ⓘ self-incurred (selbstverschuldet) ⓘ |
| oftenQuotedIn |
debates on autonomy and authority
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discussions of Enlightenment ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| philosophicalCategory | definition of Enlightenment ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
moral philosophy
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political philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Enlightenment philosophy ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1784 ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Prussia ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
critical thinking
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emancipation ⓘ intellectual freedom ⓘ self-governance of reason ⓘ |
| requires | freedom to make public use of reason ⓘ |
| statedIn | "Beantwortung der Frage: Was ist Aufklärung?" ⓘ |
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Subject: Enlightenment is the human being’s emergence from self-incurred immaturity Description of subject: "Enlightenment is the human being’s emergence from self-incurred immaturity" is the central thesis of Immanuel Kant’s 1784 essay "Beantwortung der Frage: Was ist Aufklärung?", defining Enlightenment as the process by which individuals courageously use their own reason without guidance from others.
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Beantwortung der Frage: Was ist Aufklärung?
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centralThesis
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Enlightenment is the human being’s emergence from self-incurred immaturity
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subject linked to:
Kants "Beantwortung der Frage: Was ist Aufklärung?"