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Counter-Enlightenment: Counter-Enlightenment thinkers typically rejected the Enlightenment's emphasis on reason, progress, and universalism. They instead emphasized faith, tradition, and particularism. Some of the most prominent Counter-Enlightenment thinkers included Edmund Burke, Johann Gottfried Herder, and Joseph de Maistre. These thinkers were critical of the French Revolution and other Enlightenment ideals. See also Burke, Herder._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Habermas, Jürgen | Counter-Enlightenment | Habermas, Jürgen | |
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