Phronêsis vs Scepticism: An Early Modernist Perspective

Taking advantage of the way in which Charles Taylor hinges his account of the rise of modern secularity around the year 1500, this article attempts a reassessment of some aspects of early modern thought which have been prominent in recent studies. In particular, it focuses on the thin boundary betwe...

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Main Author: Cervantes, Fernando (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge University Press 2010
In: New blackfriars
Year: 2010, Volume: 91, Issue: 1036, Pages: 680-694
Further subjects:B Secularity
B Illusions
B Epistemology
B Phronêsis
B Virtues
B Scepticism
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Summary:Taking advantage of the way in which Charles Taylor hinges his account of the rise of modern secularity around the year 1500, this article attempts a reassessment of some aspects of early modern thought which have been prominent in recent studies. In particular, it focuses on the thin boundary between illusion and reality, on the lure of scepticism, and on the changing role of the Aristotelian notion of phronêsis in human action.
ISSN:1741-2005
Contains:Enthalten in: New blackfriars
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-2005.2010.01387_1.x