Right-Wing Postmodernism and the Rationality of Traditions
Modern thought typically opposes the authority of tradition in the name of universal reason. Postmodernism begins with the insight that the sociohistorical context of tradition and its authority is inevitable, even in modernity. Modernity can no longer take itself for granted when it recognizes itse...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2017]
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Zygon
Year: 2017, Volume: 52, Issue: 3, Pages: 807-821 |
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Foucault, Michel 1926-1984
/ Derrida, Jacques 1930-2004
/ The Postmodern
/ Tradition
/ Gadamer, Hans-Georg 1900-2002
/ MacIntyre, Alasdair C. 1929-
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| IxTheo Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism VB Hermeneutics; Philosophy |
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Postmodernism
B Modernity B Rationality B Socrates B Alasdair MacInytre B Personhood |
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| Summary: | Modern thought typically opposes the authority of tradition in the name of universal reason. Postmodernism begins with the insight that the sociohistorical context of tradition and its authority is inevitable, even in modernity. Modernity can no longer take itself for granted when it recognizes itself as a tradition that is opposed to traditions. The left-wing postmodernist response to this insight (represented, e.g., by Jacques Derrida and Michel Foucault) is to conclude that because tradition is inevitable, irrationality is inevitable. The right-wing postmodernist response (represented, e.g., by Hans-Georg Gadamer and Alasdair MacIntyre) is to see traditions as the home of diverse forms of rationality. This requires an understanding of the Socratic, self-critical aspect of intellectual traditions, which include both modern sciences and the great world religions. |
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| ISSN: | 1467-9744 |
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/zygo.12354 |