Kant's Question: What is Enlightenment? | Samuel Fleischacker | Immanuel Kant EP. 10

This conversation is part of the series 'Immanuel Kant' ('Dare to know!' Philosophy Podcast). Today we are joined by Samuel Fleischacker. Samuel Fleischacker is LAS Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is the author of many books, including On 'Adam Smith's "Wealth of Nations": A Philosophical Companion (2013)', 'Divine Teaching and the Way of the World: A Defense of Revealed Religion (2011)', 'The Good and the Good Book: Revelation as a Guide to Life (2015)', 'Being Me Being You: Adam Smith and Empathy (2019)', & most recently 'Adam Smith (2021)'. In today’s conversation, we’ll focus on his book 'What is Enlightenment?'.

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Fabian Corver is the Host & Producer of the Dare to Know! Philosophy Podcast. Fabian earned a Master of Letters in Philosophy from University of Glasgow and a B.B.A. from Fontys University of Applied Sciences.

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OUTLINE:
0:00​​​ - Introduction
0:43 - The Question: What is Enlightenment?
3:59 - Enlightenment: Period VS Process
8:17 - Kant's Enlightenment
11:52 - Private Versus Public Reason
18:17 - Procedural Versus Modal Reasoning
23:45 - Minimalist Versus Maximalist Strands
31:57 - Founder of Maximalist Strand of Kantian Enlightenment: Hegel
38:12 - Kant's Enlightenment: Ahistorical or Nowness?
43:38 - Marx: Object & Mode of Critique
51:39 - Enlightenment Demands Action?
57:07 - Critiques of Kant's Enlightenment: "Difference Critics"
1:05:48 - Truth Pluralism?
1:11:04 - Meta-level of Reasoning & Identity
1:15:51 - Minimalist Interpretation of Kant's Enlightenment: Rawls & Habermas
1:23:10 - Fleischacker's Minimalist Interpretation
1:34:26 - Maximalist Enlightenment: Scientific Facts?