The enlightenment period otherwise known as the age of reason was an era or rather an academic movement where political thinkers started to question traditional authority. The era of enlightenment dominated European countries from the 18th century. The primary idea of the enlightenment period was human reasoning as the source of authority and legitimacy. This led to the state of individuals being free from oppressive restrictions imposed by the state, the separation of the state from the church as well as the idea of individual freedom and ethical behaviour. The period of enlightenment was about questioning human rationality and the general belief in human progress, as a result the French and American revolution were born of the enlightenment period. This essay is aimed at looking into the ideas of one of the early enlightenment philosophers Immanuel Kant.
Contents
Introduction
The critique of pure reason
Immanuel Kant on ethics
Categorical imperative
Counter arguments and critiques
Kant on individual rights and the state
Critique of individual freedom
On social contract
On perpetual peace
Counter arguments Critique of perpetual peace
Conclusion
References
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- Anele Mngadi (Autor), 2018, The Philosophy of Immanuel Kant. Kant's Contribution to the Enlightenment Period, Múnich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/444411
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