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Why is the philosophy of enlightenment a dangerous myth?

Because, exactly like communism, it is based on an erroneous vision of humanity, invalidated by modern science.

The myth of the philosophy of enlightenment can be summed up as the belief that:
1. if we give humans a good education
2. the community is assured the possibility of freely discussing problems,
then it will find, adopt, and implement satisfactory solutions.

Go deeper

Refer to questions 'What is a human?' Then 'What if we practiced direct democracy?'

Read chapter 7'Going beyond the philosophical vision of the Enlightenment' from the book From capital to reason (which is probably only understandable after reading the whole first part of the book).

Get familiar with the theory of Cognitive Avare:

↣ Wikipedia article - Cognitive Avare Theory