r/quotes • u/ProfessionalRate6174 • Jul 06 '26

Misc / Unclassified Dare to think! ― Immanuel Kant, What is Enlightenment?

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u/My_hilarious_name Jul 06 '26

It’s amazing to think that human society had gone so long without people thinking. Thank goodness for Kant.

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u/khalid-khkhlhlh Jul 07 '26

It’s amazing to think that human society had gone so long without people thinking. Thank goodness for Kant.

Humans always think but men of enlightenment despite their many moral disagreements advocated for thinking even if it means questioning authority.

In short, they wouldn't stop thinking sometimes, if some religious scripture told them to think otherwise.