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Since the Enlightenment
in Germany is so strongly

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associated with
the personality of Kant,

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I found this anniversary
to be a good occasion for us

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to engage with the era
of the Enlightenment and its questions

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in a survey exhibition.

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For me, the Enlightenment is certainly the
most important point of reference as a historian

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when it comes to
the terms I use.

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And therefore, there is
no doubt that our program, too,

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is based on
the idea of historical judgment.

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Judgment is one of the
central concepts, especially for Kant,

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and plays a crucial role
in the exploration of what is truth,

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what can we know,
how do we find just forms of society.

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The questions of
the Enlightenment remain unanswered,

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of course, they
continue to accompany us.

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Sometimes I even feel that
our answers today are less accurate,

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or that we are still struggling
to find the right ones.

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In any case, these questions of the Enlightenment
are a central part of our culture,

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our thinking, which has
accompanied us ever since.

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And the questions
are very broad and diverse.

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However, it is certainly true
that criticism of many aspects

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of what we understand as
Enlightenment is popular today.

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And perhaps it is particularly popular
among the younger generation, at least in part.

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And maybe our exhibition offers
especially them the opportunity

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in particular in light of
the history of the Enlightenment,

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to engage with
these questions once again,

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in order to see how these questions
are still relevant today,

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even though we may have
completely different answers, or perhaps

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we are still unsatisfied
with the answers we have.

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I believe that if
our exhibition can demonstrate

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that despite many absurd statements

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from the Enlightenment regarding
the Europe-dominated regions of that time,

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it is still worthwhile to engage with the
arguments and questions of the Enlightenment,

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then we have already
achieved a great deal.