Tag Archives: Peter Howson

rambam: mono( theism) in surround sound

Accusations of prophecy both true and false, fly fast and furious. The jabbing and sparring, the parrying of the opponent in preparation for the great revelation from some ultimate message, messianic of sorts, which will reveal for once and for … Continue reading

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hume: a fire hose in paradise

Our tradition of the Enlightenment. Secularism and at least partly a sectarian quarrel with religion. They could never fairly assess the contours of Christian thought, art and humanitarianism and in so doing opened the door to the counter Enlightenment which … Continue reading

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sunset of a new dawn

The Enlightenment. Its the basis of our secular society and ints values underpin much of the consumer economy. Its values have dominated the public sphere since the dawn of the industrial age. This liberal, rational, humanitarian way of thought has … Continue reading

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foiled hopes

The Enlighenment. The Age of the Enlightenment. The name of an age, the eighteenth century all across Europe and the colonies in the New World and the name of a movement that pervaded and came to dominate that age: a … Continue reading

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