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Religion in Modern Societies

By: Gunnar Skirbekk

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In Religion in Modern Societies, Gunnar Skirbekk examines the challenging relationship between religion, science, and the state, and explores literature on religion in Western and Muslim-majority societies. Through the lens of modernity theory and the perspective of philosophy of science, key issues are discussed, including freedom of expression and the interaction between religion and modern institutions. Chapters include: • Science and Religion • The Problem of Evil • Freedom of Expression • Multiculturalism and the Welfare State • Religion as Social Integration • Islam in a Historical Class Perspective The topics discussed are universal issues which in principle hold relevance for all of us living in a modern science-based world and societies in crisis. This volume is essential reading to those with an interest in philosophy of religion, religion and science, the work of Jürgen Habermas, the theory of modernization, and the politicization of religion.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000969177

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A History of Western Thought

From Ancient Greece to the Twentieth Century

By: Nils Gilje,Gunnar Skirbekk

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A History of Western Thought

From Ancient Greece to the Twentieth Century

By: Nils Gilje,Gunnar Skirbekk

This is a comprehensive introduction to the history of Western Philosophy from the Pre-Socratics to Twentieth Century thought. In addition to all the key figures, the book covers figures whose contributions have so far been overlooked, such as Vico, Montesquieu, Durkheim and Weber. Along with in-depth discussion of the philosophical movements, Skirbekk and Gilje also discuss the natural sciences, the establishment of the Humanities, Socialism and Fascism, Psychoanalysis, and the rise of the social sciences. History of Western Thought is an ideal introduction to philosophy and the sociological and scientific structures that have shaped modern day philosophy.

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1135226040

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Religion in Modern Societies

By: Gunnar Skirbekk

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By: Gunnar Skirbekk

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Epistemic Challenges in a Modern World

From "fake news" and "post truth" to underlying epistemic challenges in science-based risk-societies

By: Gunnar Skirbekk

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Epistemic Challenges in a Modern World

From "fake news" and "post truth" to underlying epistemic challenges in science-based risk-societies

By: Gunnar Skirbekk

The modern world is in crisis, a double crisis, as it were: at the factual level, with various challenges that tend to interact and reinforce each other; and at the epistemic level, where no single science or expertise alone can grasp the complexity of what is going on. In this publication, such basic epistemic challenges are addressed, critically and constructively; and in this perspective, four current cases are discussed and assessed, such as the United Nations Agenda 2030 for sustainable development. On this background, some proposals for epistemic and institutional improvements are considered.

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LIT Verlag Münster

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3643911718

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Multiple Modernities

A Tale of Scandinavian Experiences

By: Gunnar Skirbekk

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Multiple Modernities

A Tale of Scandinavian Experiences

By: Gunnar Skirbekk

Multiple Modernities approaches the concept of modernity through two historical phases of Norawy. The first study focuses on the interplay between Lutheran state officials and popular movements in the nineteenth century as an essential aspect of the growth of social democracy. The second examination of modernization centers on twentiethcentury Norway after World War II. The book is balanced between theoretical remarks on conceptual issues, an assessment of modernization processes, and a study of basic epistemic and structural challenges that confront us in our time. Scandinavian countries are often noted as cases of successful modernization processes. However, these references to a “Scandinavian model” tend to focus on the midtwentieth century after World War II. In Skirbekk’s view, the uniqueness of modernization processes in Scandinavia, for instance in Norway, is better conceived historically, not least by focusing on the nineteenth century with a continuation into the twentieth century.

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The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press

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9629964872

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9789629964870

A History of Western Thought

From Ancient Greece to the Twentieth Century

By: Nils Gilje,Gunnar Skirbekk

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From Ancient Greece to the Twentieth Century

By: Nils Gilje,Gunnar Skirbekk

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Epistemic Challenges in a Modern World

From "fake news" and "post truth" to underlying epistemic challenges in science-based risk-societies

By: Gunnar Skirbekk

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From "fake news" and "post truth" to underlying epistemic challenges in science-based risk-societies

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Religion in Modern Societies

Religion in Modern Societies

A History of Western Thought

A History of Western Thought

Religion in Modern Societies

Religion in Modern Societies

Epistemic Challenges in a Modern World

Epistemic Challenges in a Modern World

Multiple Modernities

Multiple Modernities

A History of Western Thought

A History of Western Thought

Epistemic Challenges in a Modern World

Epistemic Challenges in a Modern World

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