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This 2 page paper provides an overview of this work written in 1784. Enlightenment as Kant sees it is discussed. No additional sources cited.
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his self-imposed immaturity" (PG). He goes on to defined immaturity as the inability to use ones understanding without guidance from another and this is self-imposed (PG). Many people go through
life barely thinking, until they have a revelation during middle age. This is what Kant was talking about perhaps. At the same time, the work as a whole argues that
enlightenment is something that is not necessarily contingent on what occurs from within. Kants writing goes on to discuss laziness and cowardice and he then contends it is
difficult for any individual man to work himself out of the immaturity that is natural to him (PG). Kant contends that while it is difficult, the "public should enlighten
itself " and perhaps would if they were allowed more freedom (PG). Kant goes on to talk about the possibility of revolution (PG). It is fair to say that
Kant sees enlightenment as something that comes from outside of an individual. He goes on to discuss the punitive nature of government and that it is only through freedom
that one can be enlightened. After much discussion, Kant writes: " " If it is now asked, "Do we presently live in an enlightened age?" the answer is, "No, but
we do live in an age of enlightenment." " (PG). Kant incidentally does write during the Enlightenment period. Kant goes on to explain that there is a lack of
order for men and that the obstacles to general enlightenment are gradually diminishing (PG). He seems to summarize his thesis towards the end as he explains that he had
focused on religious matters in setting out his primary point concerning enlightenment, or mans emergence from self-imposed immaturity (PG). He does this initially because the rulers have no
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