{"product_id":"9789048150199","title":"The Enlightenment Project in the Analytic Conversation","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Enlightenment Project in the Analytic Conversation\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eCapaldi, N.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalytic philosophy has been a dominant intellectual movement  in the 20th century and a reflection of the cultural pre-eminence of  scientism. In response to analytic philosophy's peculiar reticence  (and inability) to discuss itself, this book provides its first  comprehensive history and critique. \u003cbr\u003e  The central element in the analytic conversation has been the  \u003cem\u003eEnlightenment Project:\u003c\/em\u003e the appeal to an autonomous human reason,  freed of any higher authority and channeling itself through science as  its privileged tool. This centrality is demonstrated by systematically  examining its presence and development in the philosophy of science,  metaphysics, epistemology, language, psychology, social science,  ethics, political philosophy, and the history of philosophy. This  journey highlights the internal logical disintegration of that  project. Post-modern relativism is its natural offspring and not a  viable alternative. \u003cbr\u003e  The Enlightenment Project's conception of physical science is  defective; this defective conception of physical science renders the  analytic conception of social science, philosophical psychology, and  epistemology defective; and that defective conception of the human  condition leads to defective conceptions of both moral and political  philosophy, specifically the idea of social engineering or social  technology. \u003cbr\u003e  Throughout the book, an alternative conception of philosophy is  presented as a way out of the abyss of analysis, an alternative that  reconnects philosophy with the mainstream of Western civilization and  initiates the process of providing a coherent cultural narrative.  \u003cbr\u003e  This book will be of particular interest to any sophisticated reader  concerned about the lack of a coherent cultural narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2010-12-07\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e ISBN-10: 9789048150199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9789048150199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-017-3300-7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 534\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44359168655500,"sku":"9789048150199","price":198.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789048150199_c40199ba-96fd-4023-88bb-dc91a9b914b8.jpg?v=1755103508","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9789048150199","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}