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ATDrake · 03-03-2016, 12:53 PM

Fornuftens perversion: modoplysning og 200 års krig mod fornuftens herredømme (The perversion of reason: the Counter-Enlightenment and 200 years of war against the domination of reason) edited by Mikkel Thorup is a Danish-language academic collection of original source texts cum analysis of the history of ideas behind the 18th century political philosophy of Counter-Enlightenment (Wikipedia) which followed the French Revolution, free courtesy of the University of Aarhus Press.

This is their featured Danish-language Free eBook of the Month selection for March, and contains newly-translated original source texts from several key thinkers of the time period, as well as an examination of their ideas and influence throughout the centuries.

Currently free throughout March directly @ the publisher's dedicated promo page (DRM-free PDF available worldwide), and you can read more about the book on its regular catalogue page.

And this has been the (late!) selected 3rd (non-repeat) free ebook thread of the day.

Because not only does it look rather interesting in its own light for Gentle Readers who can actually read it (or kind of quasi-fake it with the help of much use of Google Translate and a Danish-bilingual dictionary), it also has the nice touch of incorporating primary source texts in a new translation for the reader to examine and draw their own conclusions, and pairs rather well thematically with their February offering about the philosophical ideas history of counter-terrorism throughout the ages.

Enjoy!

Beskrivelse på dansk
Er det sandt, at oplysning fører lige fra den franske revolution til nutidens demokrati? Ikke, hvis man spørger modoplysningen, som denne bog beskriver: Oplysningsfilosofien perverterer det, der gør livet stabilt og sandt, den forvandler mennesket til noget monstrøst, friheden til trældom og terror - og fornuften til ufornuft.

Modoplysningen er både en radikal form for oplysningskritik og navnet på en historisk periode, der strækker sig over årtierne før, under og efter den franske revolution. Denne bog giver for første gang på dansk et præcist billede af modoplysningen - og rummer nyoversatte primærtekster af de tre centrale modoplysningstænkere Edmund Burke, Joseph de Maistre og Juan Donoso Cortés.

Oplysningsprojektet er i dag er under angreb fra mange sider - lige fra radikal islamisme, konservativ nationalisme og new age-bevægelser til filosofiske modestrømninger. Men oplysningen er altid blevet sagt imod, og skal vi forstå modoplysningen også i dens nutidige former, må vi kende dens idéhistorie. Det er den, der fortælles i Fornuftens perversion.

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ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	Free (DRM-free PDF) Fornuftens perversion [Danish Counter-Enlightenment Philosophy] Fornuftens perversion: modoplysning og 200 års krig mod fornuftens herredømme (The perversion of reason: the Counter-Enlightenment and 200 years of war against the domination of reason) edited by Mikkel Thorup is a Danish-language academic collection of original source texts cum analysis of the history of ideas behind the 18th century political philosophy of Counter-Enlightenment (Wikipedia) which followed the French Revolution, free courtesy of the University of Aarhus Press. This is their featured Danish-language Free eBook of the Month selection for March, and contains newly-translated original source texts from several key thinkers of the time period, as well as an examination of their ideas and influence throughout the centuries. Currently free throughout March directly @ the publisher's dedicated promo page (DRM-free PDF available worldwide), and you can read more about the book on its regular catalogue page. And this has been the (late!) selected 3rd (non-repeat) free ebook thread of the day. Because not only does it look rather interesting in its own light for Gentle Readers who can actually read it (or kind of quasi-fake it with the help of much use of Google Translate and a Danish-bilingual dictionary), it also has the nice touch of incorporating primary source texts in a new translation for the reader to examine and draw their own conclusions, and pairs rather well thematically with their February offering about the philosophical ideas history of counter-terrorism throughout the ages. Enjoy! Beskrivelse på dansk Er det sandt, at oplysning fører lige fra den franske revolution til nutidens demokrati? Ikke, hvis man spørger modoplysningen, som denne bog beskriver: Oplysningsfilosofien perverterer det, der gør livet stabilt og sandt, den forvandler mennesket til noget monstrøst, friheden til trældom og terror - og fornuften til ufornuft. Modoplysningen er både en radikal form for oplysningskritik og navnet på en historisk periode, der strækker sig over årtierne før, under og efter den franske revolution. Denne bog giver for første gang på dansk et præcist billede af modoplysningen - og rummer nyoversatte primærtekster af de tre centrale modoplysningstænkere Edmund Burke, Joseph de Maistre og Juan Donoso Cortés. Oplysningsprojektet er i dag er under angreb fra mange sider - lige fra radikal islamisme, konservativ nationalisme og new age-bevægelser til filosofiske modestrømninger. Men oplysningen er altid blevet sagt imod, og skal vi forstå modoplysningen også i dens nutidige former, må vi kende dens idéhistorie. Det er den, der fortælles i Fornuftens perversion.