Philosophy in the Community: Rebooting the Enlightenment?
Is progressive thinking in a deadlock? The speaker examines the Enlightenment's blind spots
Philosophy in the Community
a free lecture and discussion series
Lecture #7: Rebooting the Enlightenment?
Prof. Pierre-Francois Noppen (Philosophy, St. Thomas More College)
Friday, Mar. 11, 7:00 p.m.
The Refinery (basement of Emanuel Anglican Church)
609 Dufferin Ave at 12th St. | All are welcome
To many progressive thinking appears to be in a deadlock. Have we exhausted the critical resources of the Enlightenment? Has our nature finally caught up with our aspirations? Or is the world we have created simply out of hand? This talk will examine recent arguments for the rebooting of the Enlightenment. At issue will be the question of Enlightenment’s blind spots and some resources available to progressive thinking.
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