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ENLIGHTENMENT, AN ART OF LIVING

Caroline Pauwels

Synopsis

The tradition of Enlightenment provides us with the best and most enduring basis on which to face up to the existential uncertainties of life today. However, in a society that is becoming increasingly diverse, Enlightenment will have to be looked at in a different light. Not as a set of values which are forever set in stone, nor as a legacy. Enlightenment must be viewed as a way in which we choose to live our lives; but also as an open project, in which everyone can participate and which we can all help shape.

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Title

ENLIGHTENMENT, AN ART OF LIVING

Author(s)

Caroline Pauwels

ISBN

9789057189029

Publication date

08-09-2019

Language

English

Caroline Pauwels

Caroline Pauwels (23 juni 1964 – 5 augustus 2022) studeerde filosofie en communicatiewetenschappen en promoveerde tot doctor in de communicatiewetenschappen aan de Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Ze was directeur van SMIT, een onderzoekscentrum dat zich specialiseert in de studie van informatie- en communicatietechnologieën. In 2016 werd Caroline Pauwels verkozen tot rector van de Vrije Universiteit Brussel.

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