What is enlightenment, "What is Enlightenment?" (1784),

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Discussion 1: "What is Enlightenment?" (1784), Immanuel Kant explains enlightenment as "man's release from his self-incurred tutelage." What did he mean? [See "Kant and Self-Incurred Tutelage," on the course's Moodle page] What views did he and the other philosophes advance on three of the following topics: politics, economics, law and justice, sex and marriage, the press, and education? Where possible, be sure to mention relevant books by individual philosophes on the subjects you choose. Why were the philosophes so critical of organized religion? What was Deism and why did so many philosophes embrace it? Briefly explain three important effects of the Enlightenment.

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