enlightenment

proper is a merely negative attitude — not being passive with one's reason.

Recast in definition form from: “… public mind) that merely negative attitude (which constitutes enlightenment proper). …”

is defined by Kant almost entirely negatively — as an exit, a way out.

Recast in definition form from: “… Kant defines Aufklarung in an almost entirely negative way, as …”

Recast in definition form from: “… Emancipation from superstition is called enlightenment; for although this term …”

cannot be expected from reason by anyone who prescribes in advance which side it must come out on.

Recast in definition form from: “… prescribe to it in advance on which side it must …”

is, properly, a merely negative attitude — liberation from prejudices and authorities, a purifying event.

Recast in definition form from: “… this context, liberation from prejudices, from authorities, a purifying event. …”

exists wherever the universal, the free and the public uses of reason lie stacked on top of one another.

Recast in definition form from: “… the universal, the free, and the public uses of reason …”

is the maxim of always thinking for oneself — seeking the final touchstone of truth in one's own reason.

Recast in definition form from: “… Thinking for oneself means seeking the supreme touchstone of truth …”

is at once something that happens to all of us together and an act of courage each of us must perform alone.

Recast in definition form from: “… Thus Enlightenment must be considered both as a process in …”

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Back in My Day

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blonde joke

bumper sticker

Chuck Norris

cockney rhyming slang

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comeback

confucius say

cool comparisons

curse

death mask

Deep Thoughts

etymology

false attribution

famous last word

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greeting

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home remedy

I like my [x] like I like my [y]

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let's make like a  . . .

life hack

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mnemonic device

murphy's law

my wife left me

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seen here

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someone should invent

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superstition

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there's a word for that

things that look like other things

Thomasson hyperart

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trolley problem

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