Enlightenment’s faith in human creative possibilities
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2016
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Wydawnictwo Naukowe UAM
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In this article I present an argument for the thesis that one of the most significant revaluations of
the Enlightenment was the creation and popularization of faith in the effective shaping of fate by
man himself. In every example the Enlightenment had been referring to the creative possibilities
of human reason. However, major differences occurred in understanding this very reason and its
application in the praxis between the main representatives of the period. In my remarks I recall just
a few of selected representatives of the English, Scottish and French enlightenment philosophy.
The broadening of that list with other names, including the representatives of other nations, would
allow probably to present much more diversified variants of this Enlightenment faith which since
that period is a specific distinguishing mark of modernity.
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truth, justice, human rights
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“Człowiek i Społeczeństwo” vol. XLI, Poznań 2016, pp. 7-25
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0239-3271