A particularly noteworthy example is your statement that my “critique of postmodernism is used to sanction an uncritical defense of the Enlightenment.” The passage in my first lecture to which ...

Each person attaining sovereignty helps to raise consciousness of humanity toward enlightenment, increasing love and peace for our world. This is a guest post by Nozomi Hayase. Opinions expressed are ...

The term "Enlightenment," rooted in an intellectual skepticism to traditional beliefs and dogmas, denotes an "illumined" contrast to the supposed dark and superstitious character of the Middle Ages.