It was a central aspiration of the Enlightenment, an aspiration the formulation of which was itself a great achievement, to provide for debate in the public realm standards and methods of rational ...

The neo-reactionary thinking that inhabits the White House defines itself as the Dark Enlightenment, upon which the notion of the “Western hemisphere”, one that US President Donald Trump seeks to ...

Mohammed A. Bamyeh discusses the currents and contradictions within the revolutionary movements sweeping the Arab world, and their ultimate potential. The Arab spring, as far as we can see, appears to ...

The academic left did not critique the Enlightenment. It declared it morally tainted and beyond repair. That declaration has become ritualized. It is repeated often enough to feel settled. It is ...

Key points In spiritual traditions, meditation is thought to lead to "enlightenment," a state in which one permanently experiences calm, restful alertness. Meditators who claim to have achieved ...