Kants "Beantwortung der Frage: Was ist Aufklärung?"
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Kants "Beantwortung der Frage: Was ist Aufklärung?" is a seminal 1784 philosophical essay in which Immanuel Kant defines enlightenment as humanity’s emergence from self-imposed immaturity through the courageous use of reason.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Kants "Beantwortung der Frage: Was ist Aufklärung?" Context triple: [Deutsche Aufklärung, keyText, Kants "Beantwortung der Frage: Was ist Aufklärung?"]
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Critique of Practical Reason
Critique of Practical Reason is Immanuel Kant’s major philosophical work on moral philosophy, in which he systematically develops his theory of practical reason and the foundations of ethics.
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Kant’s Life and Thought
Kant’s Life and Thought is a major philosophical study by Ernst Cassirer that offers an in-depth intellectual biography and systematic interpretation of Immanuel Kant’s philosophy.
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Kant and the Problem of Metaphysics
"Kant and the Problem of Metaphysics" is a major philosophical work by Martin Heidegger that offers an influential reinterpretation of Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason, especially regarding the foundations of metaphysics and human finitude.
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Critique of Pure Reason
Critique of Pure Reason is Immanuel Kant’s foundational philosophical work that revolutionized modern thought by examining the limits and capacities of human reason.
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Dialectic of Enlightenment
Dialectic of Enlightenment is a seminal 1947 philosophical work by Theodor W. Adorno and Max Horkheimer that critiques how Enlightenment rationality can lead to new forms of domination and barbarism in modern society.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kants "Beantwortung der Frage: Was ist Aufklärung?" Target entity description: Kants "Beantwortung der Frage: Was ist Aufklärung?" is a seminal 1784 philosophical essay in which Immanuel Kant defines enlightenment as humanity’s emergence from self-imposed immaturity through the courageous use of reason.
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A.
Critique of Practical Reason
Critique of Practical Reason is Immanuel Kant’s major philosophical work on moral philosophy, in which he systematically develops his theory of practical reason and the foundations of ethics.
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B.
Kant’s Life and Thought
Kant’s Life and Thought is a major philosophical study by Ernst Cassirer that offers an in-depth intellectual biography and systematic interpretation of Immanuel Kant’s philosophy.
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C.
Kant and the Problem of Metaphysics
"Kant and the Problem of Metaphysics" is a major philosophical work by Martin Heidegger that offers an influential reinterpretation of Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason, especially regarding the foundations of metaphysics and human finitude.
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D.
Critique of Pure Reason
Critique of Pure Reason is Immanuel Kant’s foundational philosophical work that revolutionized modern thought by examining the limits and capacities of human reason.
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E.
Dialectic of Enlightenment
Dialectic of Enlightenment is a seminal 1947 philosophical work by Theodor W. Adorno and Max Horkheimer that critiques how Enlightenment rationality can lead to new forms of domination and barbarism in modern society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
philosophical essay
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work by Immanuel Kant ⓘ |
| aim |
to clarify the meaning of enlightenment
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to encourage independent use of reason ⓘ |
| author | Immanuel Kant ⓘ |
| centralThesis |
Enlightenment is the human being’s emergence from self-incurred immaturity
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Enlightenment requires the freedom to make public use of one’s reason in all matters ⓘ Immaturity is the inability to use one’s understanding without the guidance of another ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Prussia
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surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
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| defines | enlightenment as humanity’s emergence from self-imposed immaturity ⓘ |
| distinctionMade | public use of reason vs private use of reason ⓘ |
| ethicalStance | individual responsibility for one’s own thinking ⓘ |
| genre | essay ⓘ |
| hasForm | short essay ⓘ |
| historicalContext | late 18th-century Prussia ⓘ |
| influenced |
critical theory
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modern political philosophy ⓘ philosophy of autonomy ⓘ |
| influencedBy | European Enlightenment ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
Sapere aude
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self-incurred immaturity ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
autonomy
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enlightenment ⓘ freedom ⓘ immaturity ⓘ public use of reason ⓘ use of reason ⓘ |
| motto | Sapere aude ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| period | Age of Enlightenment ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
moral philosophy
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political philosophy ⓘ practical philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalMovement | Enlightenment philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | German philosophy ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1784 ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
civil freedom
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freedom of thought ⓘ progress of humanity ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Critique of Pure Reason
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Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals ⓘ |
| title | Beantwortung der Frage: Was ist Aufklärung? ⓘ |
| viewOnAuthority | criticizes blind obedience to external authorities in matters of thought ⓘ |
| viewOnReligion | supports freedom of religious discussion through public use of reason ⓘ |
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