Modern Classics: Voltaire's Bastards: The Dictatorship Of Reason In The West
by John Ralston Saul
2020-11-23 15:24:09
Modern Classics: Voltaire's Bastards: The Dictatorship Of Reason In The West
by John Ralston Saul
2020-11-23 15:24:09
In this provocative analysis of modern society, John Ralston Saul shows that throughout the West there is a crisis, due largely to our blind faith in reason. Instead of a basis for ethical behavior, reason is often reduced to mere practicality. If we...
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In this provocative analysis of modern society, John Ralston Saul shows that throughout the West there is a crisis, due largely to our blind faith in reason. Instead of a basis for ethical behavior, reason is often reduced to mere practicality. If we continue to allow process-minded experts, “Voltaire’s bastards,” to run society, we risk the breakdown of our legal, financial, and cultural systems, thus endangering our societies.
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