I’ve always been a skeptical person, incapable of religious devotion or adherence to a single philosophical creed. My interest in enlightenment is purely pragmatic. As a mortal person, I feel ...
The Renaissance is conventionally dated from the 14th to the 17th centuries, but the French term “Renaissance” was coined in the 19th. The major events of the “Scientific Revolution” are usually ...
In this interview, exclusive for CounterPunch, Richard Whatmore discusses his latest book, The End of Enlightenment: Empire, Commerce, Crisis (Penguin, 2023). In a world that demands highly rational ...