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    [abstract] => Good reasons to "give up reason" are (i) naturalistic reasons that downplay the likely effectiveness of human mentation - these lead to contradiction if naturalism itself is reckoned “really true”; (ii) there are pragmatic reasons to license and enjoy imaginative stories that conflict with principles elevated as "rational"; (iii) mystical reasons, which take account of the revolutionary aspects of certain "religious" disciplines, and throw doubt on what we “naturally” take for granted.
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    [doi] => 10.24204/ejpr.v4i1.309
    [datePublished] => 2012-03-21
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Folly to the Greeks: Good Reasons to Give Up Reasons

Stephen R. L.
University of Liverpool

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24204/ejpr.v4i1.309

Abstract

Good reasons to "give up reason" are (i) naturalistic reasons that downplay the likely effectiveness of human mentation - these lead to contradiction if naturalism itself is reckoned “really true”; (ii) there are pragmatic reasons to license and enjoy imaginative stories that conflict with principles elevated as "rational"; (iii) mystical reasons, which take account of the revolutionary aspects of certain "religious" disciplines, and throw doubt on what we “naturally” take for granted.

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