Of all philosophers, it is arguably Kant who took such questions most seriously, addressing them above all in his celebrated short essay, An Answer to the Question: What is Enlightenment? In this engaging and l
This collection contains the first English translations of a group of important eighteenth-century German essays that address the question, 'What is Enlightenment?'. The book also includes newly translated and newly written interpretive essays by leading historians and philosophers, which examine the ori...
A visionary thinker, Cohen is widely recognized for his original contribution to the emerging field of evolutionary spirituality. Through his talks, intensive retreats, publications, and ongoing dialogues with leading philosophers, mystics, and activists, he is becoming a defining voice in an internation...
enlightenment is in fact nothing but the grasping tendency of the ego itself, and thus the very search for enlightenment prevents it. The "perfect practice" is therefore not to search for enlightenment, but to inquire into the motive for seeking itself. You obviously seek in order to avoid ...
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The Enlightenment Period is also referred to as the Age of Reason and the “long 18th century”. It stretched from 1685 to 1815. The period is characterized by thinkers and philosophers throughout Europe and the United States that believed that humanity could be changed and improved through ...
一、政治哲学问题【政治哲学与善】雅典与耶路撒冷。“所有政治行动的目标不是保守就是变革。当渴望保守时,我们希望不要变得更糟;当渴望变革时,我们希望能带来更好的东西。所有的政治行动因而都由某种更好或更糟的思想引导。但关于更好或更遭的思想隐含着关于善的思考。引导着我们所有行动的对善的意识具有意见的特点...
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The Enlightenment era ushered in a shift from purely philosophical contemplation to systematic inquiries grounded in empirical observation. This period witnessed the convergence of philosophical inquiries with scientific rigor. Physiologists and philosophers alike sought to unravel the mysteries of human percept...
This collection contains the first English translations of a group of important eighteenth-century German essays that address the question, "What is Enlightenment?" The book also includes newly translated and newly written interpretive essays by leading historians and philosophers, which examine the origi...