Foucault: What is Enlightenment Kant indicates right away that the ' way out that characterizes Enlightenment is a process that releases us from the status of immaturity. And by immaturity, he means a certain state of our will that makes us accept someone else's authority to lead us in areas Where the use of reason is called for Kant gives three examples: we are in a state of immaturity when a book takes the place of our understanding when a spiritual director takes the place of our conscience when a doctor decides for us what our diet is to beFoucault: What is Enlightenment? ◼ Kant indicates right away that the 'way out' that characterizes Enlightenment is a process that releases us from the status of 'immaturity.' And by 'immaturity,' he means a certain state of our will that makes us accept someone else's authority to lead us in areas where the use of reason is called for. Kant gives three examples: we are in a state of 'immaturity' when a book takes the place of our understanding, when a spiritual director takes the place of our conscience, when a doctor decides for us what our diet is to be