Date: 2016
Type: Article
(Why) does the Enlightenment matter?
Diciottesimo secolo : rivista della società Italiana di studi sul secolo XVIII, 2016, Vol. 1, pp. 147-168
THOMSON, Ann, (Why) does the Enlightenment matter?, Diciottesimo secolo : rivista della società Italiana di studi sul secolo XVIII, 2016, Vol. 1, pp. 147-168
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Starting from the reactions to the Charlie Hebdo attack in January 2015 and appeals to Enlightenment values (above all toleration), this article reflects on the meaning of the enlightenment today and how to study it. Several examples are discussed, which show the diversity and complexity of eighteenth-century thinking and the need to adopt a more nuanced and, where necessary, critical attitude towards it. This also applies to the notion of toleration. The study of the Enlightenment should help us think more critically about its implications and about the ambiguities inherent in our own attitudes.
Cadmus permanent link: https://hdl.handle.net/1814/44690
Full-text via DOI: 10.13128/ds-18691
ISSN: 2531-4165
Keyword(s): Enlightenment Toleration Materialism Slavery Racism
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