THE ENLIGHTENMENT
July/August 2016
What is "enlightenment", and did one happen in 18th-century Ireland?
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September 2013
Anthony Pagden's celebration of the Enlightenment swiftly turns into a sustained, and unwarranted, diatribe against religion
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July/August 2013
Historical awareness is no longer seen as the cornerstone of a good education. We are falling victim to cultural amnesia
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March 2013
Richard Dawkins cannot grasp the distinction between knowledge and wisdom. This puts him at war not only with religion, but the entire tradition of Western philosophy
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