ARC132H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Immanuel Kant, Opiate, Wild Beasts
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Hum301 winter 2016 assignment #4: what did immanuel kant mean by the terms enlightenment and freedom ? (5 marks) Kant aimed to outline and define the meaning of enlightenment and the ideals/ values surrounding them. He noted that it would take courage and determination to think for one"s self which would lead them out of immaturity, pertinent to enlightenment, as enlightenment is man"s leaving his self-caused immaturity (424). Thus when proving successful in this endeavour, only then will men be able to fully escape from self-caused immaturity (425). In kant"s view, what factors delayed the progress of human enlightenment? (5 marks) Opiate for the masses which is aided in its attempts to keep free public use of reason at bay by statuesformulas[and] mechanical tools ofmisuse (425). Among these factors is the oppressors domineering behaviour which stems from their profit-seeking and thus men are no more than domestic animals (425).
