ill only arrive if you, “Argue as much as you will, and about what you will, but obey!” (Kant 87). In short, this means you can argue but you can’t revolt. Kant seemed to take this into account when discussing what will bring about enlightenment. Kant states, “The public use of one\'s reason must always be free, and it alone can bring about enlightenment among mankind; the private use of reason may, however, often be very narrowly restricted, without otherwise hindering the progress of enlightenment. By the public use of one\'s own reason I understand the use that anyone as a scholar makes of reason before the entire literate world. I call the private use of reason that which a person may make in a civic post or office that has been entrusted to him.” (Kant 87). In other words, there are two types of reasoning which are public and private. If one can create an argument and present it to the public with the intention of making progress, they are using public use of reasoning. Sensible workers in a specific occupation use the private use of reasoning. If a person has a specific job they use reason to complete their duty. This is done privately because the public does not need to know. In private use a person must follow or the completion of there duty is impossible. Kant uses many examples of the difference between the public and private use of reasoning. If soldiers refused to follow commands then there would be no military. So, one solider may follow commands in which he disagrees with, but will later evaluate what he believes. This means that he will follow the commands as his private use of reasoning and then will speak of his complaint as his public use of reasoning. Another exa

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