
Tzvetan Todorov on the Englightenment Today
Philosophy Bites
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The Enlightenment and the Freedom of Knowledge
The Enlightenment decided that human beings are the final goal of human action. The saving of humanity was no longer the aim, the happiness of humanity became a closer goal. St. Augustine in the 4th century used to divide all human actions into two kinds: those we use for something else and those which we enjoy for ourselves. And this became the principle of Christian religion.
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