Part 1: Background
Chapter 1: Universalism: The Siblinghood of Humanity
Chapter 2: Universalism versus Particularism
Chapter 3: Background to Radicalism
Chapter 4: Gradualism and Pluralism
Chapter 5: Magic and Science
Part 2: The Revolt against Reason
Chapter 6: The Problem of Rationality
Chapter 7: Theories of Rationality
Chapter 8: The Flotsam and Jetsam of Philosophy
Chapter 9: The Romantic Idea of Reason
Part 3: The New Enlightenment
Chapter 10: Minimal Standards in Ethics
Chapter 11: Minimal Standards in Politics
Chapter 12: Minimal Standards in Science
Chapter 13: Optimism as an Imperative
Chapter 14: Democracy as Optimism
Conclusion: Autonomous People in Free Society
Joseph Agassi is professor emeritus at Tel Aviv University and York University.
Different in approach and style, Agassi follows Socrates in
interrogating the borderline between academic philosophy and the
"philosophy of life," posing provocative assertions as invitations
for readers of all backgrounds to critically engage, refute, and
rethink. With a wide range of questions and the problems they
address, we are reminded of the richness of the history of
philosophical investigations still worthy of debate. Defending
liberalism with erudition, Agassi does not shy away from
controversial topics, exposing their fault lines and the potential
ways of eliminating or resolving them.
I consider this book a must read for modern philosophers. I will
surely use it for teaching on all levels of philosophy and
psychology, as well as for training psychotherapists, and I am
confident that others will, as well. It is a rare manuscript with
the breadth and originality to serve all these needs on the
humanities academic market.
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