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In his recent studies, Michel Foucault has shown a more positive approach, without leaving his criticism of Illumination.The illumination is characterized not as a period, but as a "creative philosophy ethos" of "the ontology of the present" while this ethos has some positive contents. Foucault, who thought he was the first person to problematize Kant’s philosophical thought “now”, thought Kant’s “What is Enlightenment?” In his article he sees the beginning of a new philosophical form of thought. Foucault’s renewal is perceived by many as abandoning its old position, while some have argued that there is no difference between its new and old directions. Indeed, he should be relieved from the desire to be the one of the Lightning side, which he calls "the chantage of the Lightning," by pointing out the rationality of the Lightning, the universality, etc. He kept the distance between his thoughts and his aspirations. So there are interruptions as well as continuities between Foucault’s new direction and his old work. This article focuses on Foucault’s evaluations of Illumination and some critical analysis of these evaluations. Keywords: Illumination, Criticism, Ethos, Essence, Now, Kant

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