"Do we now live in an enlightened age? The answer is, 'no,' but we do live in an age of enlightenment." ?

Correct answer: A. Immanuel Kant

  • A. Immanuel Kant
  • B. John Locke
  • C. David Hume
  • D. Denis Diderot

Explanation

This formulation comes from Immanuel Kant's 1784 essay “An Answer to the Question: What Is Enlightenment?” Kant distinguishes living in an enlightened age from living in an age where enlightenment is actively progressing.

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