Foucault and kant Essay

Both Kant and Foucault present a question of what is enlightenment? According to Immanuel Kant enlightenment was mans freedom from his self-incurred immaturity. Kant believes that each that is needed to reach enlightenment is freedom. wisdom could not be achieved by any one person, we call for to do so as a community. Kant verbalize that we should have the freedom to make public use of our reason in all situations. He also believed that revolution is a great way to complete oppressive government heads but it would not teach the community to think in a different way.Kant says that the matters of religion is the focal point of enlightenment. Thinking and performing freely is mans enlightenment and emerges us from our immaturity. Foucaults text is a reflection upon Kants views on What is enlightenment? . Foucault addresses many of the issues with Kants essay on What is Enlightenment? and says that is written in a world era to which no one belongs to. He says that enlightenment is an exit or a way out.Focault says that we have not yet reached enlightenment and that once we achieve this enlightenment there will be nowhere else to progress to and we will achieve our limit. I accord with Foucault over Kants view on enlightenment. I think as a whole we have not reached our enlightenment and I dont think we will for a very long time. Although Kant said in order to reach enlightenment we have to do so as a community. We cannot do this because this is something that exceeds our limits as human beings.