The Enlightenment and its legacy are still actively debated, with the Enlightenment acting as a key organizing concept in philosophy, social theory and the history of ideas. Counter-Enlightenments is the first full-length study to deal with the history and development of counter-enlightenment thought from its inception in the eighteenth century right through to the present. Engaging in a critical dialogue with Isaiah Berlin’s work, this book analyzes the concept of counter-enlightenment and some of the most important issues and problems it raises. Graeme Garrard explores the diverse forms of thought in this field, with a wide-ranging review of the principle figures of the past two hundred and fifty years, and an incisive assessment of the persuasiveness of the most common and important criticisms of the Enlightenment.
Author(s): Graeme Garrard
Edition: 1
Year: 2005
Language: English
Pages: 224
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 6
Copyright......Page 7
Contents......Page 10
Preface......Page 12
Acknowledgements......Page 15
1 Introduction......Page 16
2 First shots......Page 31
3 Counter-Enlightenment and Counter-Revolution......Page 51
4 The return of faith and feeling......Page 70
5 The strange case of Friedrich Nietzsche and the Enlightenment......Page 89
6 Enlightened totalitarianism......Page 95
7 The postmodern challenge......Page 110
8 From Enlightenment to nothingness......Page 124
9 Conclusion......Page 137
Notes......Page 148
Bibliography......Page 180
Index......Page 198
