About the book
In his first book composed in English, Rémi Brague maintains that there is a fundamental problem with modernity: we no longer consider the created world and humanity as intrinsically valuable. Curing Mad Truths, based on a number of Brague's lectures to English-speaking audiences, explores the idea that humanity must return to the Middle Ages. Not the Middle Ages of purported backwardness and barbarism, but rather a Middle Ages that understood creation—including human beings—as the product of an intelligent and benevolent God. The positive developments that have come about due to the modern project, be they health, knowledge, freedom, or peace, are not grounded in a rational project because human existence itself is no longer the good that it once was. Brague turns to our intellectual forebears of the medieval world to present a reasoned argument as to why humanity and civilizations are goods worth promoting and preserving.
Curing Mad Truths will be of interest to a learned audience of philosophers, historians, and medievalists.
Editions of Curing Mad Truths
- Hardcover
- ISBN 2019011964
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780268105693
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780268105709
- EBook
- ISBN 9780268105723
- EBook
- ISBN 9780268105716
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In his first book composed in English, Rémi Brague maintains that there is a fundamental problem with modernity: we no longer consider the created world and humanity as intrinsically valuable. Curing Mad Truths, based on a number of Brague's lectures to English-speaking audiences, explores the idea that humanity must return to the Middle Ages. Not the Middle Ages of purported backwardness and barbarism, but rather a Middle Ages that understood creation—including human beings—as the product of an intelligent and benevolent God. The positive developments that have come about due to the modern project, be they health, knowledge, freedom, or peace, are not grounded in a rational project because human existence itself is no longer the good that it once was. Brague turns to our intellectual forebears of the medieval world to present a reasoned argument as to why humanity and civilizations are goods worth promoting and preserving.
Curing Mad Truths will be of interest to a learned audience of philosophers, historians, and medievalists.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Curing Mad Truths about?
In his first book composed in English, Rémi Brague maintains that there is a fundamental problem with modernity: we no longer consider the created world and humanity as intrinsically valuable. Curing Mad Truths, based on a number of Brague's lectures to English-speaking audiences, explores the idea that humanity must return to the Middle Ages. Not the Middle Ages of purported backwardness and barbarism, but rather a Middle Ages that understood creation—including human beings—as the product of an intelligent and benevolent God. The positive developments that have come about due to the modern project, be they health, knowledge, freedom, or peace, are not grounded in a rational project because human existence itself is no longer the good that it once was. Brague turns to our intellectual forebears of the medieval world to present a reasoned argument as to why humanity and civilizations are goods worth promoting and preserving.
Curing Mad Truths will be of interest to a learned audience of philosophers, historians, and medievalists.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Curing Mad Truths?
Philosophy and Religion > Religion and beliefs > Religion: general > Philosophy of religion
Where can I read a sample of Curing Mad Truths?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/2019011964
How long is Curing Mad Truths and how many pages does it have?
Curing Mad Truths has 152 page(s)
Is Curing Mad Truths part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Catholic Ideas for a Secular World
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Curing Mad Truths?
Rémi Brague
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Curing Mad Truths is available as hardcover(ISBN 2019011964) and hardcover(ISBN 9780268105693) and paperback(ISBN 9780268105709) and ebook(ISBN 9780268105723) and ebook(ISBN 9780268105716)
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