ARTSSCI 1A06 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Immanuel Kant, Sapere Aude, Late Bloomer

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Was 57 when he published his first critique on setting a new agenda for philosophy; the. Possibly the most important philosopher of the enlightenment, or even the whole of. Critique of religion (within the limits of reason alone) Talks about practices of knowledge for this new, modern age. Freedom means to think critically, and be good citizens in our own time. Puts religion into the public sphere, not private. This is a question that only we in our modern society would think to ask. Kant raises the question of enlightenment because this was a question already in crisis at his time. Age of enlightenment: reaction to rise of modern science in europe in the 16th and 17th centuries. And the power of human reason to understand and control nature so as to improve human life and obtain higher levels of happiness.

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