Journey of Enlightenment Professor -- The Comedy of Concepts

Author: (English) Lux
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Lux judges the compatibility or incompatibility of concepts with human rights as the criterion, and based on five major contemporary political ideologies, he envisions five ideal-type concept nations, each subjected to examination. These five ideologies are: Utilitarianism, Communitarianism, Libertarism, Communism, and Contemporary Liberalism. Lux also adds a military state founded on authoritarian conservatism based on violence and anti-enlightenment. Thus, we see the enlightenment optimist, Professor Nicolas Caritat – the modern Condorcet – who is unacceptable to the military state, forced to flee to various countries at the request of a resistance organization, searching for possible ideal societies. More importantly, he must, through the exploration of ideal societies, prove his beautiful belief in the progress of human society and the attainment of perfection will not just be a foolish illusion. Nicolas Caritat was originally an enlightenment scholar in the military state, living in seclusion with an escapist mentality in a comfortable study, discussing with 18th-century enlightenment thinkers every night, regardless of the turmoil of the times. One day, he was forcibly dragged out of his study by the military government and thrown into prison. With his life hanging by a thread, the resistance organization seized the opportunity to rescue him and entrusted him with the mission of "unity of knowledge and action" – to seek a world of perfection as the blueprint for the resistance movement's state-building. Nicolas sets off on his journey, enduring hardships and turning misfortune into good fortune. Passing through the Utilitarian State, the Communitarian State, and the Free State, his luck grows increasingly "bad," and in the end, he becomes penniless, ends up on the streets, and nearly starves to death in a foreign land. Can Nicolas escape the danger and emerge unscathed? Can he find the world of perfection? And where is the world of perfection? This book not only reveals the fate of Nicolas Caritat but also guides everyone to the "world of perfection," helping you recognize your own world.
With fluent language and an exciting journey, the author describes the adventures of Nicolas Caritat, an enlightenment professor, using imaginative words. Yet, this book is more than just an adventure novel; the author uses the experiences of the enlightenment professor to explore an ideal state, presenting a vibrant and dynamic picture of enlightenment education. Nicolas Caritat was originally an enlightenment scholar in the military state, living in seclusion with an escapist mentality in a comfortable study, discussing with 18th-century enlightenment thinkers every night, regardless of the turmoil of the times. One day, he was forcibly dragged out of his study by the military government and thrown into prison. With his life hanging by a thread, the resistance organization seized the opportunity to rescue him and entrusted him with the mission of "unity of knowledge and action" – to seek a world of perfection as the blueprint for the resistance movement's state-building. Nicolas sets off on his journey, enduring hardships and turning misfortune into good fortune. Passing through the Utilitarian State, the Communitarian State, and the Free State, his luck grows increasingly "bad," and in the end, he becomes penniless, ends up on the streets, and nearly starves to death in a foreign land. Can Nicolas escape the danger and emerge unscathed? Can he find the world of perfection? And where is the world of perfection? This book not only reveals the fate of Nicolas Caritat but also guides everyone to the "world of perfection," helping you recognize your own world.