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Why is the philosophy of the Enlightenment a dangerous myth?

Because, exactly like communism, it is based on a flawed vision of humanity that has been invalidated by modern science.

The myth of the Enlightenment philosophy can be summarized as the belief that:
1. if humans are given a good education
2. the collective is assured the possibility to freely debate the problems,
then it will find, adopt, and implement satisfactory solutions.

Delve deeper

Refer to the questions 'What is a human?' and then 'What if we practiced direct democracy?'

Read chapter 7 'Transcending the Enlightenment philosophical vision' from the book From Capital to Reason (which is likely comprehensible only after having read the entire first part of the book).

Become familiar beforehand with the theory of cognitive miser:

↣ Wikipedia article - Cognitive Avare Theory