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Responding To Contemporary Atheism | Fr. James Brent, O.P.

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Exploring Rationality: Three Rival Versions

This chapter delves into Alistair MacIntyre's 'Three Rival Versions of Moral Inquiry' to examine different conceptions of rationality, including the Augustinian Thomistic, Enlightenment, and genealogical perspectives. It highlights the limitations of the Enlightenment and genealogical approaches, advocating for the perennial philosophy and potentially a post-rationality tied to the evolutionary model.

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