Emmanuel+Kant

Emmanuel Kant was a Prussian philosopher during the Enlightenment. He suggested the use of your own intelligence. He dared people to know rather than to be lazy and cowardly. Kant was a misogynist, referring to women simply as "the beautiful sex." He proposed his time to be an age of enlightenment, not an enlightened age. For example, Frederick had the army to ensure that people did what he wanted. Kant advocated free speech and the use of reason in society.

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