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Philosophy For Our Times
The enlightenment and its alternatives | John Mearsheimer, Steven Pinker
Mar 19, 2024
Debate between Mearsheimer and Pinker on Enlightenment ideals and moral progress. Impact of reason, individualism, and tribalism on society. Challenges of state violence, multiculturalism, and minority rights. Liberalism's role in managing disagreements for progress. Quest for human flourishing and balancing individualism in a global context.
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- Enlightenment ideals have made significant progress in life expectancy, poverty reduction, literacy, and peaceful democracies.
- Unfettered reason leads to disagreements on moral issues, challenging the notion of Enlightenment progress.
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Debate on the Enlightenment and Its Alternatives
In this debate, John Mearsheimer and Stephen Pinker question the success of the Enlightenment in bringing moral progress. They deliberate on whether the Enlightenment ideals of rationality and reason have truly advanced human flourishing and moral values, also pondering on viable alternatives to the Enlightenment vision.
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