Kant’s 3 rules can offer a helpful check as to whether we are not only living well but thinking well.
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Ridley Scott’s focus on Napoleon’s tactical triumphs, reckless miscalculations and sexual entanglements neglects his paradoxical legacy as a lawmaker.
The Enlightenment saw science and rational thought replace the religious superstitions of the previous century, and demons became metaphors for the human struggle between good and evil.
The ideas of Rousseau reflect many of our own deepest commitments and patterns of thought.
Naturalistic thinking has long helped humanity grapple with complex urban predicaments. What role can it play today?
Leaving our earthly bodies and living forever as a machine isn’t just a thing of modern science fiction. These transhumanist ideas date back to the 18th century.
In this influential novel, two Persians travel to Paris and report their bemusement at its customs. Questions such as the dilemmas of tolerance and the social nature of our identities are explored.
A gem of restrained outrage, Voltaire’s novella speaks powerfully to us in this time of pandemics, floods, conspiracy theories and growing incivility.
In his work, many heard freedom as espoused by contemporary Enlightenment philosophers, like Immanuel Kant.
Is magic all about spells and hocus pocus, or is it simply another way of looking at how the universe works?
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Associate Professor in Art History, University of Plymouth
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Professor of International Planning, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in European Enlightenment Studies, The University of Queensland
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