Faith in the Enlightenment? : the critique of the enlightenment revisited / / edited by Lieven Boeve ... [et al.].
One of the urgent tasks of modern philosophy is to find a path between the rationalism of the Enlightenment and the relativism of postmodernism. Rationalism alone cannot suffice to solve today's problems, but neither can we dispense with reasonable critique. The task is to find ways to broaden...
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| Superior document: | Currents of encounter ; v. 30 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2006 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Currents of encounter ;
v. 30. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (377 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | One of the urgent tasks of modern philosophy is to find a path between the rationalism of the Enlightenment and the relativism of postmodernism. Rationalism alone cannot suffice to solve today's problems, but neither can we dispense with reasonable critique. The task is to find ways to broaden the scope of rational thought without losing its critical power. The first part of this volume explores the ideas of Enlightenment philosophers and shows nuances often absent from the common view of the Enlightenment. The second part deals with some of the modern heirs of Enlightenment, such as Durkheim, |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9401203369 1429456183 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | edited by Lieven Boeve ... [et al.]. |