TY - JOUR AU - Westphal, Kenneth R. PY - 2014/06/25 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Enlightenment Fundamentals: Rights, Responsibilities & Republicanism JF - Diametros JA - Diametros VL - 0 IS - 40 SE - Special Topic - The Radicalism of the Enlightenment DO - 10.13153/diam.40.2014.635 UR - https://diametros.uj.edu.pl/diametros/article/view/635 SP - 176-200 AB - This essay re-examines some key fundamentals of the Enlightenment regarding individual rights, responsibilities and republicanism which deserve and require re-emphasis today, insofar as they underscore the character and fundamental importance of mature judgment, and how developing and fostering mature judgment is a fundamental aim of education. These fundamentals have been clouded or eroded by various recent developments, including mis-guided educational policy and not a little scholarly bickering. Clarity about these fundamentals is more important today than ever. <em>Sapere aude!</em> ER -