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Subjectivity : Ancient and Modern by R. J. Snell; Steven F. McGuire; Steven F. McGuire; Lee Trepanier; Elizabeth A. Murray; Matthew B. O'Brien; Sherif Girgis; Mark Shiffman; Christopher O. Tollefsen; Amy Gilbert Richards; Ralph C. Hancock; Richard Velkley; David Walsh; Phillip Cary; V. Bradley Lewis; Daniel Mark; James Greenaway; Jeremy D. Wilkins is a book available to read on EtoBox.

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In Subjectivity, sixteen leading scholars examine the turn to the subject in modern philosophy and consider its historical antecedents in ancient and medieval thought. Some critics of modernity reject the turn to the subject as a specifically modern error, arguing that it logically leads to nihilism and moral relativism by divorcing the human mind from objective reality. Yet, some important thinkers of the last half-century--including Leo Strauss, Eric Voegelin, John Finnis, and Bernard Lonergan--consider a subjective starting point and claim to find a similar position in ancient and medieval thought. If correct, their positions suggest that one can adopt the subjective turn and remain true to the tradition. This is a timely question. The common good of our polity encounters a situation in which many believe that there is no objective reality to which human minds and wills ought to conform, a conclusion that suggests we can define and construct reality. In light of this, the notion of a natural or objective reality to which human beings ought to conform becomes particularly vital. Should we, then, adopt the modern turn to subjectivity and argue for objective truth and moral order o

Author

R. J. Snell; Steven F. McGuire; Steven F. McGuire; Lee Trepanier; Elizabeth A. Murray; Matthew B. O'Brien; Sherif Girgis; Mark Shiffman; Christopher O. Tollefsen; Amy Gilbert Richards; Ralph C. Hancock; Richard Velkley; David Walsh; Phillip Cary; V. Bradley Lewis; Daniel Mark; James Greenaway; Jeremy D. Wilkins

Publisher

Lexington Books/Fortress Academic

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781498513180

Subjects

History, Philosophy, Science