Enlightenment itself, not its corruption, leads to disaster in the Dialectic

Evidence

The first section, The Concept of Enlightenment', began like a thunderclap with the first central theme, the second being implicit in it: In the most general sense of progressive thought, the Enlightenment has always aimed at liberating men from fear and establishing their sovereignty. Yet the fully enlightened earth radiates disaster triumphant.’ Enlightenment as such, the argument ran, led to disaster. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 1370

Categorization

• XREF: Reverses the standard progressive narrative of Enlightenment reason — connects to broader critical theory’s critique of instrumental reason. — connects to: The Dialectic holds that myth was already enlightenment and prepared self-destructive enlightenment — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 1371; enlightenment is indefatigably self-destructive in its own tendencies; Totalitarianism expresses rather than repudiates Enlightenment’s inherent dynamic. — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination: A History…, 786 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• enlightenment is indefatigably self-destructive in its own tendencies #corroborates (0.95)
• Totalitarianism expresses rather than repudiates Enlightenment’s inherent dynamic. #expands (0.92) — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination, 786