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Enlightenment · Philosophy

What Is Enlightenment?

by Immanuel Kant. A canonical or canon-adjacent work by Immanuel Kant examining ethics, aesthetics, history; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.

Date
1784
Origin
Prussia (Germany)
Era
Enlightenment
Genre
Philosophy
Difficulty
Challenging
Length
Medium
Collection
The Western Canon

Subjects and themes

Why it matters

A canonical or canon-adjacent work by Immanuel Kant examining ethics, aesthetics, history; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.

This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded synthesis: bloom / great books / modern library / revised canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.