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The Religion of Humanity - The Illusion of Our Times (Hardcover)
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"Is not modern democracy the finally-found form of the religion of
Humanity?" (2007) The Religion of Humanity: The Illusion of Our
Time is the first anthology in any language of the writings of the
contemporary French political philosopher, Pierre Manent, on "the
religion of Humanity." The striking phrase comes from
nineteenth-century French thinker, Auguste Comte (1798-1857). Comte
coined the phrase and indeed created an atheistic religion of a
self-adoring Humanity. In the aftermath of the Cold War, Manent
observed victorious democracy interpreting itself in a similar
framework. He took it upon himself to track this development,
analyze it, and warn his fellow Europeans of its deleterious
political, intellectual, moral, and spiritual effects. With
conceptual precision and (most often) a sober tone, many
contemporary sacred cows were gored. But in addition to cursing the
humanitarian darkness, he also lit many candles of judicious
political, philosophical, moral, and spiritual analysis. This
anthology is thus almost unique in its subject matter, and
certainly unique in its treatment of the subject. It is a rarity
and gem: a first-rate work of political philosophy.
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