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Enlightenment And Despair
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Author : Geoffrey Hawthorn
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1987-03-12
Enlightenment And Despair written by Geoffrey Hawthorn and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987-03-12 with Political Science categories.
An acclaimed critical history of social theory from the eighteenth century onwards.
Enlightenment And Despair
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Author : G. Hawthorn
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1976-11-25
Enlightenment And Despair written by G. Hawthorn and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976-11-25 with Philosophy categories.
Geoffrey Hawthorn has written a substantial new conclusion for the second edition of his widely acclaimed critical history of social theory in England, France, Germany and the USA from the eighteenth century to the present. Hawthorn begins with the 'prehistory' of the subject and traces, particularly in the thought of Rousseau, Kant and Hegel, the emergence of certain fundamental distinctions and assumptions whose existence is often overlooked in studies of the traditional 'founding-fathers' of sociology like Marx, Durkheim and Weber.
Enlightenment Now
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Author : Steven Pinker
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2018-02-13
Enlightenment Now written by Steven Pinker and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-13 with Philosophy categories.
THE TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Bristles with pure, crystalline intelligence, deep knowledge and human sympathy' Richard Dawkins Is modernity really failing? Or have we failed to appreciate progress and the ideals that make it possible? If you follow the headlines, the world in the 21st century appears to be sinking into chaos, hatred, and irrationality. Yet Steven Pinker shows that this is an illusion - a symptom of historical amnesia and statistical fallacies. If you follow the trendlines rather than the headlines, you discover that our lives have become longer, healthier, safer, happier, more peaceful, more stimulating and more prosperous - not just in the West, but worldwide. Such progress is no accident: it's the gift of a coherent and inspiring value system that many of us embrace without even realizing it. These are the values of the Enlightenment: of reason, science, humanism and progress. The challenges we face today are formidable, including inequality, climate change, Artificial Intelligence and nuclear weapons. But the way to deal with them is not to sink into despair or try to lurch back to a mythical idyllic past; it's to treat them as problems we can solve, as we have solved other problems in the past. In making the case for an Enlightenment newly recharged for the 21st century, Pinker shows how we can use our faculties of reason and sympathy to solve the problems that inevitably come with being products of evolution in an indifferent universe. We will never have a perfect world, but - defying the chorus of fatalism and reaction - we can continue to make it a better one.
Political Islam Iran And The Enlightenment
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Author : Ali Mirsepassi
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2010-12-06
Political Islam Iran And The Enlightenment written by Ali Mirsepassi and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-12-06 with Social Science categories.
Ali Mirsepassi's book presents a powerful challenge to the dominant media and scholarly construction of radical Islamist politics, and their anti-Western ideology, as a purely Islamic phenomenon derived from insular, traditional and monolithic religious 'foundations'. It argues that the discourse of political Islam has strong connections to important and disturbing currents in Western philosophy and modern Western intellectual trends. The work demonstrates this by establishing links between important contemporary Iranian intellectuals and the central influence of Martin Heidegger's philosophy. We are also introduced to new democratic narratives of modernity linked to diverse intellectual trends in the West and in non-Western societies, notably in India, where the ideas of John Dewey have influenced important democratic social movements. As the first book to make such connections, it promises to be an important contribution to the field and will do much to overturn some pervasive assumptions about the dichotomy between East and West.
Political Islam Iran And The Enlightenment
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Author : Ali Mirsepassi
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-05-14
Political Islam Iran And The Enlightenment written by Ali Mirsepassi and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-14 with Electronic books categories.
Argues that the discourse of political Islam has strong connections to important, disturbing currents in Western philosophy and intellectual trends.
The Logic Of Enlightenment
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Author : Dave S. Henley
language : en
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Release Date : 2015-11-27
The Logic Of Enlightenment written by Dave S. Henley and has been published by John Hunt Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-27 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
Enlightenment is a special kind of knowledge or insight that lifts the malaise of everyday life. But what exactly is it? This ground-breaking book offers a definitive logical account for the modern mind of the kind of knowledge that spiritual enlightenment provides, doing justice both to logic and to spirituality. Zen and the Tao have expressed the mystical nature of enlightenment by contradictions and riddles; it is shown here that the reason enlightenment must be mystical in this way is that it is complementary to logic, expressing changes in the very nature of our understanding. It is this that makes our life magically switch from the existentially meaningless to one of profound meaning. For this switch to not be mystical, our desolation would have to already be solvable in terms of our current conceptions – which is precisely what often seems impossible for us. This work should appeal both to the believer and the sceptic, by revealing the special relationship between spiritual enlightenment and Logic. Not only does it use logic to clarify what is meant by enlightenment, but it simultaneously shows how the mystical nature of enlightenment clarifies when and when not to use logical reasoning.
When The Morning Dove Sings
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Author : E. Randolph Hawthorne
language : en
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
Release Date : 2009-05
When The Morning Dove Sings written by E. Randolph Hawthorne and has been published by Dorrance Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05 with Poetry categories.
The Enlightenment
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Author : David Williams
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1999-09-23
The Enlightenment written by David Williams and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-09-23 with History categories.
The Enlightenment is an authoritative anthology of the key political writings from 'one of the best and most hopeful episodes in the life of mankind'. The texts are supported by a lucid introduction exploring their moral, philosophical, political and economic background, enabling the student to grasp both the context and the essence of each argument. Biographical notes and carefully selected bibliographies offer further help. The selection includes not only mainstream theories but also texts by authors actively engaged in the politics of the day, offering a broad and genuinely trans-European perspective. David Williams, a distinguished Enlightenment scholar, offers readers a view of the evolution of Enlightenment political thinking in a variety of contexts: natural law, the civil order, the nation state, government, civil rights, women's rights, international relations, economics, crime and punishment, and revolution. Students of political science, history, European studies, international relations, law and philosophy will find this an invaluable resource.
The Way Of Suffering
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Author : Michael Leach
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
The Way Of Suffering written by Michael Leach and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Religion categories.
Suffering is hard and painful. Although we do not wish it for ourselves or those we love, it is an inescapable reality of the human condition. While it can cause us to wither and despair, suffering can also be a path to insight, strength, and compassion. Welcome your meditations into the company of Pico Iyer, Thich Nhat Hanh, James Martin, Richard Rohr, Joyce Rupp, Kate Bowler, Pema Chödrön, and Henri Nouwen among others.
Century Of Insight
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Author : Derry Macdiarmid
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-03-08
Century Of Insight written by Derry Macdiarmid and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-08 with Psychology categories.
Century of Insight is the story of the discovery of the unconscious mind, based on the author's teaching of psychotherapy throughout his career. Beginning with the ideas of Freud and Jung, it is a journey that describes, through case histories, explanation and humour, how successive ideas have created a body of knowledge that the author calls the "Psychodynamic Enlightenment" of the 20th century. Whilst essentially it is a story of the 20th century, it includes a backdrop from tribal societies, and also ideas from 19th century Europe, including existentialism. In Part I, the ideas of Freud, Jung, and Adler are explained, their points of difference, and then how they disagreed so violently that they had to break with each other. Their individual theories and their personal conflict are understood from the story of their personalities and background. Why could Freud not tolerate the expansive Jung, and why did Jung clash so badly with his 'father'?