According to Stalla Corcos, the goal of the Alliance Israelie Universelle is “enlightenment,” i.e., to bring people together to form “one society and for one purpose in pursuing the general good.” (459) While one may argue that Corcos’ letter is a strategic fund-application proposal that cannot be taken literally, the same goal is repeated in another letter addressed to the teachers, this time with more details: “The alliance is less concerned with producing half-learned men than in forming good and tolerant men who feel an attachment to their duties as citizens and as Jews, who are dedicated to the public good and to their brothers.” (463)
Considering Habermas’ ideal of a late 18th to early 19th century public sphere, which has been so far
Considering Habermas’ ideal of a late 18th to early 19th century public sphere, which has been so far