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antilogicalism.com
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| | | | | Feuerbach's seminal work, The Essence of Christianity, marks a turning point in the critique of religion. In this book, he posits that theology is, at its core, anthropology. Religion, according to Feuerbach, is a projection of human nature and desires onto an imagined divine being. God, he argues, is nothing more than the idealized abstraction... | |
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| | | | | Throughout his intellectual career, the French philosopher Michel Foucault pursued two goals: a critique of the Enlightenment, and a 'return' to the Greeks. These two projects, or rather two faces of his life's work of which the thought of Immanuel Kant seemed to him to be the clearest expression, were understood by Foucault's sharpest observers on the left, such as Jurgen Habermas, as a new form of conservatism, following in the wake of Nietzsche and Heidegger, Foucault's chief philosophical inspirations. | |
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www.palladiummag.com
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| | | | | [AI summary] This article explores the complex and evolving role of Confucianism in contemporary China and its historical parallels with Japan's pre-WWII Confucian nationalism. It highlights the tensions between liberal and authoritarian interpretations of Confucianism, the influence of Japanese Confucianism on Chinese intellectuals, and the challenges faced by liberal Confucians in the face of rising authoritarianism. The piece also touches on the potential for Confucianism to be reformed to align with modern democratic values and the importance of a progressive reconstruction of Confucianism to counter authoritarian trends. | |
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www.yoursforgoodfermentables.com
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| | | Mural and cityscape, up high. As seen through the windows of the Skyway -connecting the Anne Cox Chambers Wing and Wieland ... | ||