One of the earliest indicators of awakening is heightened self-awareness. People often begin to be able to observe their ...

Your support goes further this holiday season. When you buy an annual membership or give a one-time contribution, we’ll give a membership to someone who can’t afford access. It’s a simple way for you ...

The Buddha, a revered spiritual figure, once proclaimed that enlightenment is the end of suffering. This profound statement has been a source of intrigue and contemplation for many, leading to many ...

In an exclusive extract from his book, Roy Porter asks what is the enlightenment and begins to assess its achievement. What was the Enlightenment? Just over two hundred years ago, the German ...

In our media-saturated world, it can feel hard to hear the sound of your own voice and to sit in the stillness of your own thoughts. This modern phenomenon can leave us bound up in the thoughts and ...

For Immanuel Kant, the central theme of the Enlightenment—that great 18th century movement that emphasized the power of reason—was Sapere aude. This is usually translated as "Dare to know" or, more ...

The reactionary theorists in power in the United States identify themselves with a movement dubbed “the Dark Enlightenment”, ...

It would probably come as a surprise to most readers in Europe and America that the Enlightenment spread all the way to Greece in the eighteenth century and spawned revolutionary movements in support ...

A lot of people are selling Enlightenment these days. After the Brexit vote and the election of President Trump, David Brooks published a paean to the “Enlightenment project,” declaring it under ...