Postmodernism, reason and religion / Ernest Gellner.

By:

Gellner, Ernest

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London, England : Routledge, 1992.Description: ix, 108 p. ; 21 cmISBN:

041508024X (pbk.)
9780415080248 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

291.2 20

LOC classification:

BL65.P73 G45 1992

Contents:

Postmodernism, reason and religion -- Religious fundamentalism -- Postmodernism and relativism -- Relativismus über alles -- The characters -- The third man -- Rationalist fundamentalism.

Summary: "Ernest Gellner, one of the most respected social thinkers of our day, explores the ideological options open to modern society. His book is an invaluable contribution to our understanding of both postmodernism and the relations between Islam and the West. He explores the three main visions influential at present : religius fundamentalism, permissive relativism, and a liberalism committed to the idea of the uniqueness of thuth, without claiming to possess it." -- Cover.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	University of Macedonia Library Βιβλιοστάσιο Α (Stack Room A)	Main Collection	BL65.P73G45 1992 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		0013115594

Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-99) and index.

Postmodernism, reason and religion -- Religious fundamentalism -- Postmodernism and relativism -- Relativismus über alles -- The characters -- The third man -- Rationalist fundamentalism.

"Ernest Gellner, one of the most respected social thinkers of our day, explores the ideological options open to modern society. His book is an invaluable contribution to our understanding of both postmodernism and the relations between Islam and the West. He explores the three main visions influential at present : religius fundamentalism, permissive relativism, and a liberalism committed to the idea of the uniqueness of thuth, without claiming to possess it." -- Cover.

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