Some of the extraordinary stories encountered on this path to enlightenment I believe not to be true, while others of seeming importance and grandness, I choose to believe. ... There are many other lessons of major importance with regards to management, and more simply, to life in general. ... I have picked out two quotes that represent the importance of developing and understanding true happiness. ... It has taught me that enlightenment is not an attainment, it is a realization. So waiting for enlightenment to happen is not the way to get things done, going after your problems and tackli...

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During the Enlightenment, Rene Descartes introduced reductionism as the one of the most powerful instruments of science. ... The Enlightenment sought to give people free thought and cast away the boundaries set forth by religion and civil authority. ... If we can find more ways to stress the importance of unification then consilience has a chance. ...

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Locke asserts that innate ideas, if they do exist, must be universally agreed upon and known to the mind without any enlightenment or "activation.... One may even feel like there is knowledge we are born with such as the importance of food, water, etc. but these are gained through sensation. ...

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And, with change comes enlightenment, revolutionary principals and an independent livelihood. ... " Therefore I join you in asking all rational men to recognize the importance of women's education, to understand that, to educate is to progress and to progress is to succeed. ...

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Rabelais, accordingly, has a similar take on the importance of acquiring knowledge. ... For both Montaigne and for Rabelais, avoiding blind acceptance of authority is of utmost importance. ... In doing so, they both emphasize the importance of truth and reason before accepting authority. ... In teaching our children, Montaigne emphasizes the importance of teaching them the importance that truth and reason have. ... The Abbey at Theleme is based upon the importance of freedom of thought and free will. ...

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This is a metaphor for the man who does not transcend to the world of enlightenment. ... They depict the idea that pleasure is the utmost importance in life and "being happy" consists of what makes one feel good at the moment, without considering consequence and veracity. ... The outlook on happiness is transforming to an extreme emphasis on money, and instant pleasure is becoming the one importance in life. ...

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