I. Kant's scientific contributions

Citations

... In the second volume of the "Berlinische Monatsschrift" (1784) there is an enlightening conversation about the essence of Enlightenment. It provides a meaningful coverage of the described frameworks for enlightened and enlightening consciousness through visibly diverse works: the fable "The Monkey" by Z. (Zöllner, 1784); Kant's "Answering the Question: What is Enlightenment?" (Kant, 1784); the anonymous letter about the chess machine and the talking machine of Kempelen (Anon., 1784) with the comment of the publisher Biester (1784). The texts are representative of the most popular Enlightenment genres -fables, answers to questions, letters and comments. ...