For Immanuel Kant, the central theme of the Enlightenment—that great 18th century movement that emphasized the power of reason—was Sapere aude. This is usually translated as "Dare to know" or, more ...

GLENS FALLS, N.Y. – The publicity for “The Enlightenment of Percival Von Schmootz,” a new musical playing at Adirondack Theatre Festival in Glens Falls describes it as Monty Python Meets the Dark Ages ...

Some people go through life like Don Quixote, tilting at windmills. Then there’s Rick Santorum. He wants to repeal the Enlightenment. I’ve been mulling over Santorum’s recent attack on higher ...

Although the Enlightenment revolutionized human thought and transformed the world, it failed to produce a coherent theory of knowledge. The central reason is that the modernist systems of science and ...

But why Enlightenment? Because it is Enlightenment that leads us to liberation from all misery and suffering on Earth and frees us from the Karmic cycle of death and birth. Enlightenment is the ultima ...

The Enlightenment provides a touchstone for our understanding of modern history and, not least, for our sense of the current moment. More than two centuries ago, a shift in outlook sought to throw off ...

Jonathan Israel’s epic defense of "Radical Enlightenment" has the dogmatic ring of a profession of faith. By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree to receive occasional ...

Andrew Sullivan has another one of his tiresome “Vive La Resistance” posts, this time (indirectly) citing Ms. Mac Donald’s interview with Razib when she is at her most petulant. For her part, like ...

Enlightenment ideals serve as the basis of progressive politics, writes Thomas de Zengotita, an adjunct associate professor of interdisciplinary studies in humanities and social thought at New York ...

Fondazione 1563 is pleased to launch the sixth call for applications to award up to 4 two year fellowships for advanced studies on After the Enlightenment: Histories, Debates, and Reinterpretations.