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In Praise of Reason: Why Rationality Matters for Democracy (The MIT Press) by Michael P (Michael Patrick) Lynch is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.
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<p>Why does reason matter, if (as many people seem to think) in the end everything comes down to blind faith or gut instinct? Why not just go with what you believe even if it contradicts the evidence? Why bother with rational explanation when name-calling, manipulation, and force are so much more effective in our current cultural and political landscape? Michael Lynch's <i>In Praise of Reason</i> offers a spirited defense of reason and rationality in an era of widespread skepticism -- when, for
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- Author
- Michael P (Michael Patrick) Lynch
- Publisher
- ǂThe ǂMIT Press
- Published
- 2012
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780262526050
- Category
- philosophy
- Subjects
- History, Rationalism, Modern
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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