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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Auteur principal: Cary, Phillip 1958- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Wiley-Blackwell [2017]
Dans: Zygon
Année: 2017, Volume: 52, Numéro: 3, Pages: 807-821
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Foucault, Michel 1926-1984 / Derrida, Jacques 1930-2004 / Postmodernisme / Tradition / Gadamer, Hans-Georg 1900-2002 / MacIntyre, Alasdair C. 1929-
RelBib Classification:AB Philosophie de la religion
VB Herméneutique; philosophie
Sujets non-standardisés:B Postmodernism
B Modernity
B Rationality
B Socrates
B Alasdair MacInytre
B Personhood
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Résumé: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.
ISSN:1467-9744
Contient:Enthalten in: Zygon
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/zygo.12354