The Enlightenment, the Age of Reason, is seen as the beginning of modern depravity.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Modernity, the child of the Enlightenment, failed when it became apparent that the good society cannot be achieved by unaided reason.
The enlightenment is under threat. So is reason. So is truth. So is science, especially in the schools of America.
What you might see as depravity is, to me, just another aspect of the human condition.
The real meaning of enlightenment is to gaze with undimmed eyes on all darkness.
The Enlightenment view of mankind is a complete myth. It leads us into thinking we're sane and rational creatures most of the time, and we're not.
We're in an age of enlightenment, and we have a choice as a society which path to take.
Before anything else, we need a new age of Enlightenment. Our present political systems must relinquish their claims on truth, justice and freedom and have to replace them with the search for truth, justice, freedom and reason.
It's wrong to look at what we call 'Enlightenment values' as some fad of the 18th century. It's deeply rooted in ancient history.
I think the Enlightenment is leading us into a dark hole, really.
The present times require the vigor and the activity of the prime of life; but I feel the increasing infirmities of age to such a degree, that I am conscious I cannot serve you to advantage.
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