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Harris, Lee 1948-

The suicide of reason radical Islam's threat to the enlightenment Lee Harris - XXI, 290 S

Includes index

Fanaticism and the myth of modernity -- The denial of fanaticism -- Fanaticism and resentment -- The end of history? -- Clash or crash? -- The fanaticism of reason -- De-mystifying reason -- Thomas Hobbes and the politics of reason -- Condorcet's tenth stage -- Reason and autonomy -- Liberal exceptionalism -- The logic of fanaticism -- The legacy and future of jihad -- Can carpe diem societies survive? -- Our new world disorder

Fanaticism and the myth of modernity -- The denial of fanaticism -- Fanaticism and resentment -- The end of history? -- Clash or crash? -- The fanaticism of reason -- De-mystifying reason -- Thomas Hobbes and the politics of reason -- Condorcet's tenth stage -- Reason and autonomy -- Liberal exceptionalism -- The logic of fanaticism -- The legacy and future of jihad -- Can carpe diem societies survive? -- Our new world disorder

ISBN: 046500203X 9780465002030

Standard No.: 9780465002030

LCCN: 2007009754

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Fanaticism--Psychological aspects
Religious fanaticism--Psychological aspects
Fanaticism--Psychological aspects
Religious fanaticism--Psychological aspects

LC Class. No.: BF575.F16

Dewey Class. No.: 303.482 303.48/2