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The Disenchantment of Secular Discourse
Steven D. Smith
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Hardback. Prominent observers complain that public discourse in America is shallow and unedifying. This condition is often attributed to the resurgence of religion in public life. This title argues that this diagnosis is not primarily religion but rather the strictures of secular rationalism that have drained our modern discourse of force and authenticity. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPS; JPH; JPWD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 219 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 492.
Prominent observers complain that public discourse in America is shallow and unedifying. This debased condition is often attributed to, among other things, the resurgence of religion in public life. Steven Smith argues that this diagnosis has the matter backwards: it is not primarily religion but rather the strictures of secular rationalism that have drained our modern discourse of force and authenticity. Thus, Rawlsian public reason filters appeals to religion or other comprehensive doctrines out of public deliberation. But these restrictions have the effect of excluding our deepest normative commitments, virtually assuring that the ... Read more
Prominent observers complain that public discourse in America is shallow and unedifying. This debased condition is often attributed to, among other things, the resurgence of religion in public life. Steven Smith argues that this diagnosis has the matter backwards: it is not primarily religion but rather the strictures of secular rationalism that have drained our modern discourse of force and authenticity. Thus, Rawlsian public reason filters appeals to religion or other comprehensive doctrines out of public deliberation. But these restrictions have the effect of excluding our deepest normative commitments, virtually assuring that the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
491g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674050877
SKU
V9780674050877
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About Steven D. Smith
Steven D. Smith is Warren Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of San Diego and Co-Executive Director of the USD Institute for Law and Religion.
Reviews for The Disenchantment of Secular Discourse
This book presses us to look harder at closely held beliefs and to question deeply rooted premises and commitments with which we are perhaps too comfortable.
Richard W. Garnett, Notre Dame Law School Smith's book is insightful, provocative, and wonderfully engaging. The Disenchantment of Secular Discourse challenges conventional academic wisdom and provides a welcome opportunity for others to re-examine their own ... Read more
Richard W. Garnett, Notre Dame Law School Smith's book is insightful, provocative, and wonderfully engaging. The Disenchantment of Secular Discourse challenges conventional academic wisdom and provides a welcome opportunity for others to re-examine their own ... Read more