Reflection on Enlightenment

Author: Harvard-Yenching Institute Editors
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: From the mid-17th to the late 18th century, over a century, the Enlightenment movement, centered in France, swept across the West with a storm of intellectual fervor, completing one of the greatest revolutions in human thought. Since then, the rational light of the Enlightenment has become a spiritual sun illuminating the course of human society, exerting a powerful influence that permeates all aspects of human life, profoundly transforming people's living conditions and spiritual world. However, as people enjoy the fruits of the Enlightenment, they are increasingly aware of its drawbacks. For example: environmental crises, wealth gaps, etc. Against this backdrop, the critique of the Enlightenment has emerged as an important topic in people's. This book selects articles from renowned scholars both domestically and internationally, who analyze the achievements, significance, and inherent shortcomings of the Enlightenment from different perspectives, and offer their unique insights on how to address these shortcomings.