... them, which is the truth. It is of even greater importance that we think for ourselves when we consider that between "conflicting doctrines, instead of being one true and the other false, [they can] share the truth between them," (Mill 44). In addition to presenting us with the problem, Mill and Kant also impart us with solutions. According to Kant, thinking for oneself and enlightenment are one and ... the same. He believes that the first ... ...

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... argument or inference passes from one world of experience to another- (10). We must adapt a common language of learning in order to come to a deeper understanding of our world. Reductionism is the key to reaching consilience. During the Enlightenment, Rene Descartes introduced reductionism as the one of the most powerful instruments of science. According to Descartes, reductionism is "the study of the world as an assemblage of physical parts that can be broken apart ... and analyzed separately- (31). It is a tool that can help us find entries into branches of science and thought that we...

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... agreed upon and known to the mind without any enlightenment or "activation." This is a key point. Basic logical statements such as "What is, is" (642) cannot be considered innate because children and the mentally challenged show no sign of knowing them (645). One may even feel like there is knowledge we are born with such as the importance of food, water, etc. but ... these are gained through sensation. I believe Locke's "tabula rasa" picture of the mind illustrates this principle best. When we are born, we have ... the potential to know things, but the "slate" is void of information. ...

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