He writes, “The legacy of the Enlightenment is the belief that entirely on our own we can know, and in knowing, understand, and in understanding, choose wisely.” Throughout three paragraphs following this statement, it seems to me that he is saying we can, through better understanding, choose wisely. We should not surrender to the complexity. We need to develop and rely on our ethics. It is necessary for survival, and implicitly is best approached by
He writes, “The legacy of the Enlightenment is the belief that entirely on our own we can know, and in knowing, understand, and in understanding, choose wisely.” Throughout three paragraphs following this statement, it seems to me that he is saying we can, through better understanding, choose wisely. We should not surrender to the complexity. We need to develop and rely on our ethics. It is necessary for survival, and implicitly is best approached by