- Kant's ideas about [[enlightenment]] are concentrated
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What is Enlightenment?
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It is to get out of the minor status that man has brought upon himself.
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The state of being a minor means that one is unable to use one’s reason without the direction of others.
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The human being is in a state of infancy, not because he lacks reason, but because he cannot have Determination to use one’s reason or courage without the direction of others!
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So man remains a minor in his own responsibility.
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I’m talking about the need for decision to act based on one’s own reason.
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