Genesis and Validity: The Theory and Practice of Intellectual History. Jay Martin
Genesis and Validity: The Theory and Practice of Intellectual History. Jay Martin There is no more contentious and perennial issue in the history of modern Western thought than the vexed relationship…
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Genesis and Validity: The Theory and Practice of Intellectual History. Jay Martin
There is no more contentious and perennial issue in the history of modern Western thought than the vexed relationship between the genesis of an idea and its claim to validity beyond it. Or do they inevitably reflect them in ways that undermine their universal aspirations? Can ideas or values transcend their temporal origins and overcome the sin of their original context, and in so doing earn abiding respect for their intrinsic merit?
Are we always trapped by the limits of our own cultural standpoints and partial perspectives, or can we somehow escape their constraints and enter into a fruitful dialogue with others?These persistent questions are at the heart of the discipline known as intellectual history, which deals not only with ideas, but also with the Are discrete contexts so incommensurable and unique that the smooth passage of ideas from one to the other is impossible?
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