SOC101Y1 Study Guide - Antonio Gramsci, False Consciousness, Town Hall Meeting
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By immanuel kant 1784: public opinion, definition institutional locations, the authority of public opinion, hegel"s antagonism, tocqueville"s skepticism, marx: the problem disappears. Another strand that was leading to the enlightenment was the scientific revolution that included the formulation of scientific ideas, the gathering of ideas rather than using the indicative ideas. Another example is the rational working of work, organization, government, and overall forms a form of alienation. For some beaurocratization is seen as rationality that is taken too far: in 1784 newspaper conference held a competition and the question was what is enlightenment in which kant won. Kant will argue that if a child is not enlightenment they are subject to the priest and ruler and therefore is not grown up. Than he goes onto say how will people to do this? he says it is hard to grow up intellectually and smart but he says if people are in groups doing interaction they will highly think for themselves.
