Spirit of Enlightenment and Enlightenment of Spirit

Based on the analysis of Kant's essay Answering the Question: What is Enlightenment,in conjunction with the theoretical logic of Kantian critical philosophy and Hegel's critical development of Kantian theories,we can find that the essence of the of is more than knowledge: it consists of morality and courage guided by practical rationality-morality.The reason why enlightenment emphasizes courage is that enlightenment is not merely the accumulation of knowledge,but includes liberalization of morality.In this regard,enlightenment is an issue on the level of spirit.Enlightenment needs spirit,and vise versa.Therefore,Kant stresses that the of means spirit needs to break away from its self-imposed manacles,so becomes a process in which spirit performs self-understanding and self-emancipation.The of gives us the awareness that rationality is not only entitled to set its boundary,but also given liberty to transcend its self-preset boundary.Rationality is a of liberty.