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Subjectivity - Ancient and Modern (Hardcover)
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Subjectivity - Ancient and Modern (Hardcover)
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In Subjectivity, sixteen leading scholars examine the turn to the
subject in modern philosophy and consider its historical
antecedents in ancient and medieval thought. Some critics of
modernity reject the turn to the subject as a specifically modern
error, arguing that it logically leads to nihilism and moral
relativism by divorcing the human mind from objective reality. Yet,
some important thinkers of the last half-century--including Leo
Strauss, Eric Voegelin, John Finnis, and Bernard Lonergan--consider
a subjective starting point and claim to find a similar position in
ancient and medieval thought. If correct, their positions suggest
that one can adopt the subjective turn and remain true to the
tradition. This is a timely question. The common good of our polity
encounters a situation in which many believe that there is no
objective reality to which human minds and wills ought to conform,
a conclusion that suggests we can define and construct reality. In
light of this, the notion of a natural or objective reality to
which human beings ought to conform becomes particularly vital.
Should we, then, adopt the modern turn to subjectivity and argue
for objective truth and moral order on its basis, or reject the
subjective turn as part of the problem and return to an earlier
approach that grounds these things in nature or some other external
reality? Critics of modern subjectivity argue that the modern turn
to subjectivity must be abandoned because it is the very source of
the nominalism that threatens to undermine liberal democracy.
Others argue, however, that subjectivity itself logically leads to
the recognition of an objective reality beyond the mind of the
individual. Edited by R. J. Snell and Steven F. McGuire, this
collection will be of particular interest to intellectual
historians, political philosophers, theologians, and philosophers.
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