A Series of Reading Seminars with Prof. Arnold Davidson #1: What is Enlightenment?

Prof. Arnold Davidson—Robert O. Anderson Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus at the University of Chicago—is currently the Distinguished Professor of Humanities at the Mandel School for Advanced Studies in the Humanities at the Hebrew University. His research and teaching focus on the philosophy of Judaism, contemporary European philosophy, and the history of moral and political philosophy. He also specializes in the human sciences, the history and philosophy of religion, and literature as a form of philosophical expression.

In the Spring semester 2025, Prof. Davidson will lead three open reading seminars, exploring key writings by three influential contemporary thinkers. We invite you to attend these engaging and thought-provoking discussions:

Seminar #1: "What is Enlightenment?"

Reading: Michel Foucault, "What is Enlightenment" in The Foucault Reader, Edited by Paul Rabinow, pp. 32-50.