1. Reclaiming the Enlightenment
One metaphysical characteristic of Enlightenment universalism is, as Bronner points out, self-critical quality, which gives the Enlightenment the objectivity to not blindly defend tradition but to make justifiable assault on "privilege and prejudice" (Bronner xii). ... In Chapter 1, Bronner strengthens his arguments on the necessity to present Enlightenment ideas with practical politics approaches because of their tight connections. ... Overall, because of the connection between Enlightenment ideas and politics, Bronner suggests an alternative but necessary way of presenting the Enli...
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