10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OBSCURANTISM»
Discover the use of
obscurantism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
obscurantism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Obscurantism in Modern Science. an Address Delivered Before ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
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Wittgenstein on Freud and Frazer
Wittgenstein. and. obscurantism. The thesis I want to discuss is that Wittgenstein
often places gratuitous limits on the explanatory potential of empirical enquiry,
allots to reflection explanatory powers it doesn't have and, when not guilty of
these ...
3
Vital Lies Studies of Some Varieties of Recent
Obscurantism
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
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Leo Strauss, Max Weber, and the Scientific Study of Politics
I have interpreted Strauss's contention that fanatical obscurantism is the
inescapable consequence of the contemporary rejection of natural right not as a
sociological prediction but as a logical thesis. If it were not a logical thesis, it
would not ...
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Vital Lies: Studies of Some Varieties of Recent
Obscurantism
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Edgar. Allan. Poe: A. Crisis. in. the. History. of. American. Obscurantism. Yvor
Winters I AM ABOUT to promulgate a heresy; namely, that E. A. Poe, although he
achieved, as his admirers have claimed, a remarkable agreement between his ...
Louis J. Budd, Edwin Harrison Cady, 1993
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Natural Right and History
The inescapable practical consequence of nihilism is fanatical obscurantism. The
harsh experience of this consequence has led to a renewed general interest in
natural right. But this very fact must make us particularly cautious. Indignation is a
...
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The Survivor's Guide to Theology
While not Christian, the phenomenon of Muslim fundamentalism provides a
striking example of an obscurantism that militantly rejects the modern world. I
could cite numerous other examples of groups whose obscurantism, while not so
...
... metaphysics: Ingenious metaphysicians who prepare the way for skepticism,
and through their excessive acuteness invite mistrust of acuteness, are excellent
instruments in the hands of a more refined obscurantism.—Is it possible that even
...
Rogerio Miranda de Almeida, 2012
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Vital Lies; Studies of Some Varieties of Recent
Obscurantism
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Lee Vernon 1856-1935, 2013
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OBSCURANTISM»
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obscurantism is used in the context of the following news items.
Is a solution referendum really a good idea?
The 2004 referendum showed that Cyprus is a state plagued by men of the cloth, obscurantism, intolerance and anti-Western hysteria. «Cyprus Mail, Jul 15»
Dependence Day
Since history is pretty much a catalog of betrayal and obscurantism, it is rational to rely on reason. This conviction once lay at the heart of ... «PJ Media, Jul 15»
How tender was the night I hosted the Netanyahus
Like Ataturk, he too is consumed with worry about the reactionary obscurantism arising from the Islamic East. It was also possible to sense his ... «Haaretz, Jul 15»
The Year in Theater: Murky Demons on the Loose
The lexical item of "obscurantism"—"mrakobesie" in Russian, suggesting demonic murk and gloom — is everywhere to be found in discussions ... «The Moscow Times, Jul 15»
Arts and Culture Athi-Patra Ruga's latest art shows 'Azania' without a …
But, today, especially in its kaleidoscopic parade, ironically colour serves as the veneer that traps us in obscurantism. Should we then wonder ... «Mail & Guardian Online, Jul 15»
Now Hindu science!
The ideals and values that evolved in course of the struggle for freedom are being supplanted by obscurantism and pseudo-science. «The Echo of India, Jul 15»
Unclean left and the holy right
In India, those who beat their chests over religion, seek status quo in the caste system, support capitalism and obscurantism in the name of ... «Bangalore Mirror, Jul 15»
'Chetan Bhagat should next write a psychoanalysis of Rajiv Malhotra'
This has been evident through centuries, when with the fall of Buddhism, Brahminism in its obscurantism, never created centres of learning for ... «Scroll.in, Jul 15»
Is ISIS' cause a true act of fana ?
... placing our faith of science and discoveries and technologically leapfrogging into the future, rather than get stuck with religious obscurantism. «mydigitalfc.com, Jul 15»
Contemporary Muslims and the challenge of modernity
There are forces of obscurantism in their midst, occasionally violent, that will have none of this. Isn't the caliphate good enough for them, ... «OUPblog, Jul 15»
