Tradition v. Rationalism (eBook)

Voegelin, Oakeshott, Hayek, and Others

Eugene Callahan, Lee Trepanier (Herausgeber)

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2018
284 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-4985-7173-9 (ISBN)

Infos

This book compares and contrasts the ideas of some of the leading twentieth-century critics of rationalism: Gadamer, Hayek, Kolnai, MacIntyre, Oakeshott, Polanyi, Ryle, Voegelin, and Wittgenstein. This book provides important insights into this major intellectual trend of the past century.

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In the first half of the twentieth century, the rationalist tide had reached its high mark in the arts, politics, and work. But the Holocaust, the Gulag, and other failures have dimmed the popularity of rationalism. However, the evidence of those practical failures would not have been as convincing as it was if not for the existence of a theoretical diagnosis of the malady. This book compares and contrasts the ideas of some of the leading twentieth-century critics of rationalism: Hans-Georg Gadamer, F.A. Hayek, Aurel Kolnai, Alasdair MacIntyre, Michael Oakeshott, Michael Polanyi, Gilbert Ryle, Eric Voegelin, and Ludwig Wittgenstein. While each can be seen as a critic of rationalism, were they each attacking the same thing? In what senses did their analyses overlap, and in what senses did they differ? Clarifying these issues, this book will provide important insights into this major intellectual trend of the past century.By including these major thinkers, Tradition v. Rationalism, we see that that these thinkers believed that tradition should still have a place in the world as a repository of wisdom. As our lives becomes increasingly dominated by various forms of rationalisms-whether political, technological, economic, or cultural-we need to ask ourselves whether this is the type of world in which we want to live; and if not, how can we critique and propose an alternative to it? The thinkers in this book provide us a starting point on our journey towards thinking about how we can have a more hopeful, humane, and brighter future.

Autor

Gene Callahan is lecturer of mathematics, economics, and computer science at St. Joseph’s College. Lee Trepanier is professor of political science at Saginaw Valley State University.

Inhalt

Gene Callahan and Lee TrepanierGrant HaversChapter 2: Eric Voegelin’s Critique of Ideology, by David CoreyDaniel John SportielloColin CordnerMark T. MitchellTimothy FullerKenneth B. McIntyreFerenc HörcherNathanael BlakeChapter 10: Was Hayek a Rationalist? by John von HeykingEugene CallahanZoltan Balazs

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 24.5.2018
• Reihe/Serie: Political Theory for Today
• Co-Autor: Zoltan Balazs, Kenneth B. McIntyre, Mark T. Mitchell, Daniel John Sportiello, Lee Trepanier, Nathanael Blake, Eugene Callahan, Colin Cordner, David Corey, Timothy Fuller, Grant Havers, John von Heyking, Ferenc Horcher
• Zusatzinfo: 6 Illustrations including: - 6 Black & White Illustrations.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
• Schlagworte: abstract thought • concrete thought • Conservatism • Empiricism • Gadamer • Hayek • Kolnai • Oakeshott • Polanyi • Political Philosophy • Politics • Rationalism • ryle • Tradition • Wittgenstein
• ISBN-10: 1-4985-7173-5 / 1498571735
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4985-7173-9 / 9781498571739