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What is Anti-Enlightenment?

Diana Gasparyan

Autor
Diana Gasparyan
Revista
Revista de Filosofia Aurora
Edição
28 / 44
Ano
2016
DOI
10.7213/aurora.28.044.AO01
Páginas
607-632
Idioma
pt
2016Diana Gasparyan. What is Anti-Enlightenment?. Revista de Filosofia Aurora, v. 28, n. 44, p. 607-632, 2016.1

It is well known that postmodern philosophy primarily focuses on the experience of re-thinking of the ideals of the Enlightenment. An extensive Post-Enlightenment turns into Anti-Enlightenment development is, in fact, the true underlying concept lying at the heart of this philosophy. In other words, postmodern philosophy primarily focuses on the experience of re-thinking of the ideals of the Enlightenment. However the point from which the Enlightenment is being criticized can be described fairly accurately. Ultimately, the prefix “anti” can be interpreted in two ways. The Anti-Enlightenment is, on the one hand, weeping over the failed Enlightenment, but on the other hand, a rebellion against the Enlightenment, which, though having been accomplished, fell short of hopes and expectations associated with it. The current research explores this question.