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Stephen Eric Bronner (3): Bronner vs. Goldner on science & the Enlightenment

Posted on October 17th, 2007 in C.L.R. James, Enlightenment, Loren Goldner, Lukacs, Marxism, Stephen Eric Bronner, critical theory, science.

The debate: Bronner, Stephen Eric. "The Great Divide: The Enlightenment and its Critics," New Politics, vol. 5, no. 3 (new series), whole no. 19, Summer 1995, pp. 65-86. Goldner, Loren. "A Reply to Stephen Eric Bronner: Renaissance or Enlightenment," New Politics, vol. 6, no. 1 (new series), whole no. 21, Summer 1996, pp. 137-145. Bronner, [...]

February-April 2007 reading review

Posted on June 28th, 2007 in Adorno, American Philosophy, Antonio Negri, Cornel West, Jewish Studies, Marcuse, Marxism, Ranciere, Richard Rorty, Roy Bhaskar, Wittgenstein, atheism, critical theory, irrationalism, naturalism, positivism, pragmatism, reading, religion, science, social theory.

I have long delayed summarizing the books I read in all or part from February through April 2007, partly in hope of writing extensive reviews of some of them. For now, I will just list the books and some other materials, and I can always return and delve into more detail at a future date. [...]