The Sense Of Antirationalism: : The Religious Thought Of Zhuangzi And Kierkegaard - Paperback

by Philip John Ivanhoe (Author), Karen L. Carr (Author)

This book is a collaborative, comaprative study of the relgious thought of Zhuangzi, a fourth century B.C.E. Chinese Daoist, and S ren Kierkegaard, a nineteenth century Danish Christian. After offering a sense of the historical and intellectual contexts of each thinker, we argue that they develop distinct but related conceptions of a view we call anti-rationalism. We show how antirationalism characterizes their respective philosophies, helps us make sense of important aspects of their thought, and addresses issues that continue to fascinate reflective individuals today.

Author Biography

Professor Karen L. Carr is Professor of Religious Studies at Lawrence University. Her research focuses on modern western religious thought and comparative religions, with special interest in philosophy of religion. Her book, The Banalization of Nihilism, examining twentieth-century responses to meaninglessness, was selected to appear on Choice's Outstanding Academic Book List.