The Enlightenment thinkers emphasize the individual human being, over his cultural or ethnical affiliation.

This is done by a faith in a universal capacity which is reason, a distrust towards despotism, a pursuit of scientific knowledge, an advocacy for (religious) tolerance, the belief in the doux commerce to attain peace between the communities, and of course on a strong commitment to individualism (the individual must be allowed to pursue their own goals).

However, many societies/traditions (including European ones) do not share these values. They emphasize the (ethnical/cultural/religious) group over the individual.

This can create an asymmetry where an (A) Enlightenment-committed society or individual consider as their human-brother the (B) members of these societies/traditions, while (B) in turn do not consider (A) as their human-brother.

Did the Enlightenment thinkers identify this asymmetry their philosophy might create, and how did they propose to tackle it?