Clifford Geertz's Critique of Common Sense and the Faith
The idea that the mind, i.e., common sense, is not an inherent human structure but a cultural system, has become a general assumption taken for granted by many. Richard Rorty’s post-Philosophical culture serves as an illustrative example. One of the most renowned representatives of the radical criti...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Philosophy Documentation Center
[2018]
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Philosophy & theology
Year: 2018, Volume: 30, Issue: 2, Pages: 407-429 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Geertz, Clifford 1926-2006
/ Common sense
/ Reason
/ Christianity
/ Faith
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| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality NBE Anthropology VA Philosophy |
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| Summary: | The idea that the mind, i.e., common sense, is not an inherent human structure but a cultural system, has become a general assumption taken for granted by many. Richard Rorty’s post-Philosophical culture serves as an illustrative example. One of the most renowned representatives of the radical critique of the mind, i.e., of common sense, is the cultural anthropologist Clifford Geertz. He believes that we are in need of an ethnography based on the "thick description". Geertz’s insights have strongly influenced the postliberal theologians. Consequently, the centre of the theology - the faith - has once again been obscured. Therefore, this article seeks to emphasize the importance of faith, based on Josef Pieper’s sagacious insights. |
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| ISSN: | 2153-828X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Philosophy & theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5840/philtheol2019423109 |