Irrationality: a history of the dark side of reason

A fascinating history that reveals the ways in which the pursuit of rationality often leads to an explosion of irrationalityIt's a story we can't stop telling ourselves. Once, humans were benighted by superstition and irrationality, but then the Greeks invented reason. Later, the Enlighten...

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Main Author: Smith, Justin E. H. 1972- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Princeton, NJ Princeton University Press 2019
In:Year: 2019
Reviews:[Rezension von: Smith, Justin E. H., 1972-, Irrationality : a history of the dark side of reason] (2022) (Newland, Matthew Allen)
[Rezension von: Smith, Justin E. H., 1972-, Irrationality : a history of the dark side of reason] (2022) (Admirand, Peter)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Rationality / Irrationality
B Girard, René 1923-2015
Further subjects:B PHILOSOPHY - Ethics & Moral Philosophy
B Irrationalism (Philosophy)
B PHILOSOPHY - Logic
B Raison pratique
B Irrationalisme (Philosophie)
B Practical Reason
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