Tag: the Enlightenment
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Scriptural Reasoning: Healing the Divide Between the Self and the Other
The purpose of this piece is to bring attention to the field of scriptural reasoning which, among other approaches, proposes the use of logic of relations and a constructive-critical engagement with the Other. These approaches help curb the colonial instinct, or what has been identified as the subsuming nature of the Western philosophical thought, that…
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The Illusion of Moral Progress
The concept of continuous moral progress over time, born out of the Enlightenment era and continuing into postmodernity, has become a paradigm by which we critique the past, gauge our ethical compass, and form policy.