The historical controversies and misunderstandings arising between the liberals and their numerous and socially important adversaries persuaded the author of this book to survey the traditions and con
The focus of this book is on the past and present standards of rationality of religion, which have functioned as significant regulators of thoughts and practical actions of various social groups. Dete
The standards of rationality are treated in this book as certain regulators of social life. They are compared to the rudders of the great vessels constituted by social communities. The diversity exhib
This book focuses on the standards of philosophical rationality, corresponding to a philosophy that aspires to be more than the wisdom that stems from and addresses everyday human needs. It is a searc
Descartes gave the human intellect the central role in rationalism, his system therefore is a variant of intellectual rationalism. Other forms of rationalism had emerged in scholastic philosophy and t
