Immanuel Kant, "What is Enlightenment" (1784)
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Immaturity is the incapacity to use one's intelligence without the guidance of another. Such immaturity is self-caused if it is not caused by lack of intelligence, but by lack of determination and courage to use one's intelligence without being guided by another. Sapere Aude! Have the courage to use your own intelligence!
— Immanuel Kant on Groupthink
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Immaturity is the incapacity to use one's intelligence without the guidance of another. Such immaturity is self-caused if it is not caused by lack of intelligence, but by lack of determination and courage to use one's intelligence without being guided by another. Sapere Aude! Have the courage to use your own intelligence!" in the context of "Immanuel Kant, "What is Enlightenment" (1784)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Groupthink" (Quotes: Alphabetized by author )
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