...compatible with Immanuel Kant's definition of an enlightened human being in a free and open society? For Kant, according to the student, enlightenment for the human being is simply the art of being human in the fullest sense. Kant (1784) writes in his essay "What is Enlightenment" that the most important point of enlightenment is the "escape of men from their self-incurred tutelage." This is an idea that makes sense. After all, being fully human and enjoying the fruits of human nature can lead to fulfillment and it is important for people to be able to get beyond the obstacles they put in their own way. Nietzsche, on the other hand, has a different view. A student writing on this subject submits in conjunction with this assignment the fact that Nietzsche " provides his readers with three categories of history, namely monumental, antiquarian, and critical and shows how each can be viewed in both a positive and negative way for life."
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