Who are the guardians? – Dialogue on Kant in individual time – D8

During our individual work time, I decided to invite whoever wanted to discuss Kant’s essay, What is Enlightening? I had a particular question about this essay and it was regarding the guardians. Who are they? Could they be enlightened? Are they bad people that affect our society in a negative way? To be honest, the dialogue was not so helpful to answer my question, but it made me realized that the question was always in front of me if only I could’ve read more carefully. After reading it several times, I got to the conclusion that the guardians are negative influences, also people at nonage, that try to prevent the minors to not step to majority. Thus, the guardians are not enlightened. They are in some sense the profit seekers of the minors, and are those who stop them from thinking by their own, although the minors will always have the capacity to step out of the go-cart.

*Here you may find Kant’s essay, Answer to the Question, What is Enlightening?