Right now, in Egypt, these are all words that emerge in the debate. Freedom and democracy, God and his will, reason to navigate the situation. The world watches the perceived (I do not know enough Middle Eastern politics to know this is true) linchpin of stability between the West and radical Islam, Egypt, as the […]
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Habermas, Ratzinger and the Kantian divide
Over the last week I have been struggling to understand the basic architecture of German philosopher Jurgen Habermas, perhaps the most famous philosopher of his generation. While by no means do I claim a organic understanding of his work, but Summary Jurgen Habermas which summarizes his position and approach to modernity, via reason and rationalization, […]