Faith in the Enlightenment? : the critique of the enlightenment revisited /
edited by Lieven Boeve ... [et al.].
Bok Engelsk 2006 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Amsterdam ; New York : : Rodopi, , 2006.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (377 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION: Enlightenment in Discussion; PART I: HIGHPOINTS OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT; PART II: THE CONTINUATION OF THE PROJECT OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT?; PART III: ALTERNATIVES TO THE ENLIGHTENMENT; PART IV: A NEW APPROACH; List of Contributors; Index of Names; Index of Subjects. - 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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| ISBN | 1-4294-5618-3. - 94-012-0336-9
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