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Limits of Demythologization, Critique of Ideology, Postmodern Critique of Reason and Critique of the Other: Unsuccessful Moments in the History of Modern Rationality

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  • Fasil Merawi

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The historical trajectory of modern rationality is characterized by an attempt to develop an account of the emancipatory reason that can diagnose the existing problems of society and also posit emancipatory visions. Still, such an effort did not lead to the development of an account of rationality that is reflexive enough to reflect on its epistemic foundations and can account for the different horizons of emancipation that are historically and culturally situated. Taking this into consideration, the aim of this paper is two-folded. The first one is to identify the limits of demythologization, critique of ideology, postmodern critique of reason, and the critique of the Other as the four unsuccessful moments that have emerged in the history of modern rationality. The second one is to show how there is a need to embark on a new reflexive moment that is informed by a fallible and temporal account of emancipatory reason. Keywords: emancipation, rationality, critique, demythologization, subjectivity.

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  • Fasil Merawi, 2023. "Limits of Demythologization, Critique of Ideology, Postmodern Critique of Reason and Critique of the Other: Unsuccessful Moments in the History of Modern Rationality," E-LOGOS, Prague University of Economics and Business, vol. 2023(2), pages 56-70.
    • Handle: RePEc:prg:jnlelg:v:2023:y:2023:i:2:id:500:p:56-70
    DOI: 10.18267/j.e-logos.500
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