= What Is Enlightenment?
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"What Is Enlightenment?" is an essay by the German philosopher Immanuel Kant, written in 1784. In this work, Kant explores the concept of enlightenment as an intellectual and cultural movement that emphasizes reason, individualism, and skepticism of traditional authority. Kant famously defines enlightenment as "man's emergence from his self-imposed immaturity," where immaturity refers to the inability to use one’s own understanding without the guidance of others.
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