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Between Naturalism and Religion: Philosophical Essays
Jürgen Habermas
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Description for Between Naturalism and Religion: Philosophical Essays
Paperback. A major new book by one of the leading philosophers and social thinkers in the world today. This book examines the tension between the spread of naturalistic views (exemplified by the rise of biogenetics), on the one hand, and the rise of religious orthodoxies and revitalization of religious traditions, on the other. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 560.
Two countervailing trends mark the intellectual tenor of our age – the spread of naturalistic worldviews and religious orthodoxies. Advances in biogenetics, brain research, and robotics are clearing the way for the penetration of an objective scientific self-understanding of persons into everyday life. For philosophy, this trend is associated with the challenge of scientific naturalism. At the same time, we are witnessing an unexpected revitalization of religious traditions and the politicization of religious communities across the world. From a philosophical perspective, this revival of religious energies poses the challenge of a fundamentalist critique of the principles underlying the modern Wests ... Read more
Two countervailing trends mark the intellectual tenor of our age – the spread of naturalistic worldviews and religious orthodoxies. Advances in biogenetics, brain research, and robotics are clearing the way for the penetration of an objective scientific self-understanding of persons into everyday life. For philosophy, this trend is associated with the challenge of scientific naturalism. At the same time, we are witnessing an unexpected revitalization of religious traditions and the politicization of religious communities across the world. From a philosophical perspective, this revival of religious energies poses the challenge of a fundamentalist critique of the principles underlying the modern Wests ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745638256
SKU
V9780745638256
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About Jürgen Habermas
Jürgen Habermas is Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University of Frankfurt.
Reviews for Between Naturalism and Religion: Philosophical Essays
"A remarkable set of essays. The reader is again awed by the scope of Habermas' project, the wealth of his command over European and Anglo-American scholarship, and the systematic integrity of his conclusions." International Journal for Philosophy of Religion "[T]here is a rich material for reflection in these essays for those interested in a variety of topics, ranging from ... Read more